diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvs-branch.t b/tests/test-convert-cvs-branch.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvs-branch.t
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvs-branch.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#require cvs
+#require cvs no-root
 
 This is https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/1148
 and https://bz.mercurial-scm.org/1447
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvs-detectmerge.t b/tests/test-convert-cvs-detectmerge.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvs-detectmerge.t
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvs-detectmerge.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#require cvs
+#require cvs no-root
 
 Test config convert.cvsps.mergefrom config setting.
 (Should test similar mergeto feature, but I don't understand it yet.)
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvs-synthetic.t b/tests/test-convert-cvs-synthetic.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvs-synthetic.t
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvs-synthetic.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#require cvs112
+#require cvs112 no-root
 
 This feature requires use of builtin cvsps!
 
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvs.t b/tests/test-convert-cvs.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvs.t
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvs.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#require cvs
+#require cvs no-root
 
   $ cvscall()
   > {
diff --git a/tests/test-convert-cvsnt-mergepoints.t b/tests/test-convert-cvsnt-mergepoints.t
--- a/tests/test-convert-cvsnt-mergepoints.t
+++ b/tests/test-convert-cvsnt-mergepoints.t
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#require cvs
+#require cvs no-root
 
   $ filterpath()
   > {