diff --git a/librmt/remote.c b/librmt/remote.c

index 4606484..298ecef 100644

--- a/librmt/remote.c

+++ b/librmt/remote.c

@@ -1462,7 +1462,7 @@ _rcmdrsh(ahost, inport, locuser, remuser, cmd, rsh)

 	int	pid;

 	if (rsh == 0)

-		rsh = "rsh";

+		rsh = "ssh";

 	/*

 	 * Verify that 'locuser' is present on local host.