diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
index d148d076235..9257fa9fa9c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.cpp
@@ -140,6 +140,16 @@ QString BazaarClient::vcsEditorKind(VcsCommand cmd) const
     }
 }
 
+QString BazaarClient::vcsCommandString(VcsCommand cmd) const
+{
+    switch (cmd) {
+    case CloneCommand:
+        return QLatin1String("branch");
+    default:
+        return VcsBaseClient::vcsCommandString(cmd);
+    }
+}
+
 QStringList BazaarClient::revisionSpec(const QString &revision) const
 {
     QStringList args;
diff --git a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.h b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.h
index cdd41378710..2653a9dc365 100644
--- a/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.h
+++ b/src/plugins/bazaar/bazaarclient.h
@@ -64,6 +64,7 @@ public:
 
 protected:
     QString vcsEditorKind(VcsCommand cmd) const;
+    QString vcsCommandString(VcsCommand cmd) const;
     QStringList revisionSpec(const QString &revision) const;
     VcsBase::VcsBaseEditorParameterWidget *createDiffEditor(const QString &workingDir,
                                                             const QStringList &files,