2 files changed, 6 insertions, 0 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 141eec983d9..e9cc351cec5 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,5 +1,8 @@
 2005-02-27  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@suse.de>
 
+        * vc.el (vc-do-command): Don't run command asynchronously when
+        operating in a remote directory.
+
         * net/tramp.el (tramp-file-name-for-operation): Fix misapplied
         change from sync with Tramp 2.0.47.
 
diff --git a/lisp/vc.el b/lisp/vc.el
index 2daf100ff57..2e241e67f48 100644
--- a/lisp/vc.el
+++ b/lisp/vc.el
@@ -958,6 +958,9 @@ that is inserted into the command line before the filename."
                            (mapconcat 'identity vc-path path-separator))
                    process-environment))
             (w32-quote-process-args t))
+        (if (and (eq okstatus 'async) (file-remote-p default-directory))
+            ;; start-process does not support remote execution
+            (setq okstatus nil))
         (if (eq okstatus 'async)
             (let ((proc (apply 'start-process command (current-buffer) command
                                squeezed)))