diff --git a/make/git-cvs-bridge.mk b/make/git-cvs-bridge.mk
index e5cdb10b..39340539 100644
--- a/make/git-cvs-bridge.mk
+++ b/make/git-cvs-bridge.mk
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 # is "origin" by default, but this clashes with the remote's name in some situations
 CVS_HEAD_BRANCH           ?= cvs-head
+GIT_CVSIMPORT_EXTRA_ARGS  ?=
 
 all:
 
@@ -11,5 +12,5 @@ git2cvs:
 endif
 else ifeq ($(VCS),git)
 cvs2git:
-	git cvsimport -o $(CVS_HEAD_BRANCH) -v -kk proj/$(PROJECT)
+	git cvsimport -o $(CVS_HEAD_BRANCH) -v -kk proj/$(PROJECT) $(GIT_CVSIMPORT_EXTRA_ARGS)
 endif