diff --git a/lisp/ChangeLog b/lisp/ChangeLog
index 5708a462add..f22eebe07fe 100644
--- a/lisp/ChangeLog
+++ b/lisp/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2008-08-14  Michael Albinus  <michael.albinus@gmx.de>
+
+	* vc-dispatcher.el (vc-do-command): Let asynchronous processes run
+	also for remote directories.
+
 2008-08-14  Stefan Monnier  <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
 
 	* emacs-lisp/easymenu.el (easy-menu-add): Don't precompute keybindings
diff --git a/lisp/vc-dispatcher.el b/lisp/vc-dispatcher.el
index d4ebb398e98..ce12e4afd1c 100644
--- a/lisp/vc-dispatcher.el
+++ b/lisp/vc-dispatcher.el
@@ -324,9 +324,6 @@ that is inserted into the command line before the filename."
 			     (mapconcat 'identity vc-path path-separator))
 		     process-environment))
 	      (w32-quote-process-args t))
-	  (when (and (eq okstatus 'async) (file-remote-p default-directory))
-	    ;; start-process does not support remote execution
-	    (setq okstatus nil))
 	  (if (eq okstatus 'async)
 	      ;; Run asynchronously.
 	      (let ((proc