diff --git a/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh b/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
index 3eac8239..67b27d41 100644
--- a/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
+++ b/scripts/list-cvs-files.sh
@@ -45,8 +45,9 @@ list_dirents_cvs()
 
 list_dirents_git()
 {
-	git ls-files $git_ls_files_opts $1
-	[ "$opt_no_submodules" = 1 ] || git submodule foreach "git ls-files $git_ls_files_opts | sed \"s|^|\$path/|\""
+	local opts="$git_ls_files_opts"
+	[ "$opt_no_submodules" = 1 ] || opts="$opts --recurse-submodules"
+	git ls-files $opts $1
 }
 
 list_dirents()