diff --git a/git-cvsimport.perl b/git-cvsimport.perl
index 282646af35..d257e668d6 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport.perl
+++ b/git-cvsimport.perl
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ my $state = 0;
 
 my($patchset,$date,$author_name,$author_email,$branch,$ancestor,$tag,$logmsg);
 my(@old,@new,@skipped);
-my $commit = sub {
+sub commit {
 	my $pid;
 	while(@old) {
 		my @o2;
@@ -852,7 +852,7 @@ while(<CVS>) {
 	} elsif($state == 9 and /^\s*$/) {
 		$state = 10;
 	} elsif(($state == 9 or $state == 10) and /^-+$/) {
-		&$commit();
+		commit();
 		$state = 1;
 	} elsif($state == 11 and /^-+$/) {
 		$state = 1;
@@ -862,7 +862,7 @@ while(<CVS>) {
 		print "* UNKNOWN LINE * $_\n";
 	}
 }
-&$commit() if $branch and $state != 11;
+commit() if $branch and $state != 11;
 
 unlink($git_index);