diff --git a/README.CVS b/README.CVS
index 169a1b8c..c98505a3 100644
--- a/README.CVS
+++ b/README.CVS
@@ -18,10 +18,10 @@ These should be available on your GNU mirror.
 
 
 To download the CVS tree, execute the following command:
-$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano login
+$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano login
 and press enter at the password prompt.
 Then, do
-$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano checkout nano
+$ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anoncvs@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano checkout nano
 and the nano tree will download.
 If you want to checkout the stable CVS branch, append -r nano_1_0_branch:
 $ cvs -z3 -d:pserver:anonymous@subversions.gnu.org:/cvsroot/nano checkout -r nano_1_0_branch nano