--- netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c.org	2004-11-24 19:15:02.000000000 +0300
+++ netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c	2004-11-24 19:22:47.000000000 +0300
@@ -877,17 +877,22 @@ error(const char *fmt, ...)
 	static FILE *fp;
 	va_list ap;
 
-	va_start(ap, fmt);
-
 	++errs;
 	if (!fp && !(fp = fdopen(rem, "w")))
 		return;
+
+	va_start(ap, fmt);
 	fprintf(fp, "%c", 0x01);
 	vfprintf(fp, fmt, ap);
 	fflush(fp);
-	if (!iamremote)	vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
-
 	va_end(ap);
+	
+	if (!iamremote)	{
+		va_start(ap, fmt);
+		vfprintf(stderr, fmt, ap);
+		va_end(ap);
+	}
+
 }
 
 static void