diff --git a/contrib/cvs/src/server.c b/contrib/cvs/src/server.c
index 6921522b150f..c233327e730b 100644
--- a/contrib/cvs/src/server.c
+++ b/contrib/cvs/src/server.c
@@ -1645,7 +1645,7 @@ serve_unchanged (arg)
 	    && strncmp (arg, name, cp - name) == 0)
 	{
 	    timefield = strchr (cp + 1, '/') + 1;
-	    if (*timefield != '=')
+	    if (*timefield == '/')
 	    {
 		cp = timefield + strlen (timefield);
 		cp[1] = '\0';
@@ -1689,7 +1689,7 @@ serve_is_modified (arg)
 	    && strncmp (arg, name, cp - name) == 0)
 	{
 	    timefield = strchr (cp + 1, '/') + 1;
-	    if (!(timefield[0] == 'M' && timefield[1] == '/'))
+	    if (*timefield == '/')
 	    {
 		cp = timefield + strlen (timefield);
 		cp[1] = '\0';