diff --git a/git-cvsimport.perl b/git-cvsimport.perl
index bf953543ac..58f5b11dc2 100755
--- a/git-cvsimport.perl
+++ b/git-cvsimport.perl
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ sub write_author_info($) {
 }
 
 # convert getopts specs for use by git config
+my %longmap = (
+	'A:' => 'authors-file',
+	'M:' => 'merge-regex',
+	'P:' => undef,
+	'R' => 'track-revisions',
+	'S:' => 'ignore-paths',
+);
+
 sub read_repo_config {
 	# Split the string between characters, unless there is a ':'
 	# So "abc:de" becomes ["a", "b", "c:", "d", "e"]
@@ -98,8 +106,17 @@ sub read_repo_config {
 		$key =~ s/://g;
 		my $arg = 'git config';
 		$arg .= ' --bool' if ($o !~ /:$/);
+		my $ckey = $key;
 
-		chomp(my $tmp = `$arg --get cvsimport.$key`);
+		if (exists $longmap{$o}) {
+			# An uppercase option like -R cannot be
+			# expressed in the configuration, as the
+			# variable names are downcased.
+			$ckey = $longmap{$o};
+			next if (! defined $ckey);
+			$ckey =~ s/-//g;
+		}
+		chomp(my $tmp = `$arg --get cvsimport.$ckey`);
 		if ($tmp && !($arg =~ /--bool/ && $tmp eq 'false')) {
 			no strict 'refs';
 			my $opt_name = "opt_" . $key;
diff --git a/t/t9600-cvsimport.sh b/t/t9600-cvsimport.sh
index 432b82e3d5..4c384ff023 100755
--- a/t/t9600-cvsimport.sh
+++ b/t/t9600-cvsimport.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,8 @@ EOF
 test_expect_success PERL 'update git module' '
 
 	(cd module-git &&
-	git cvsimport -a -R -z 0 module &&
+	git config cvsimport.trackRevisions true &&
+	git cvsimport -a -z 0 module &&
 	git merge origin
 	) &&
 	test_cmp module-cvs/o_fortuna module-git/o_fortuna
@@ -117,7 +118,8 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'cvsimport.module config works' '
 
 	(cd module-git &&
 		git config cvsimport.module module &&
-		git cvsimport -a -R -z0 &&
+		git config cvsimport.trackRevisions true &&
+		git cvsimport -a -z0 &&
 		git merge origin
 	) &&
 	test_cmp module-cvs/tick module-git/tick
@@ -137,6 +139,7 @@ test_expect_success PERL 'import from a CVS working tree' '
 
 	$CVS co -d import-from-wt module &&
 	(cd import-from-wt &&
+		git config cvsimport.trackRevisions false &&
 		git cvsimport -a -z0 &&
 		echo 1 >expect &&
 		git log -1 --pretty=format:%s%n >actual &&