diff --git a/amanda-2.5.1p1-rsh.patch b/amanda-2.5.1p1-rsh.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..73b19ea
--- /dev/null
+++ b/amanda-2.5.1p1-rsh.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+--- amanda-2.5.1p1/common-src/rsh-security.c.sav	2006-10-20 15:26:42.000000000 -0400
++++ amanda-2.5.1p1/common-src/rsh-security.c	2006-10-20 15:27:00.000000000 -0400
+@@ -139,6 +139,7 @@
+     security_handleinit(&rh->sech, &rsh_security_driver);
+     rh->hostname = NULL;
+     rh->rs = NULL;
++    rh->rc = NULL;
+     rh->ev_timeout = NULL;
+ 
+     if ((he = gethostbyname(hostname)) == NULL) {