diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
index b9a939b3..0f160067 100644
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
@@ -469,7 +469,7 @@ static pid_t do_cmd(char *cmd, char *machine, char *user, char **remote_argv, in
 #ifdef ICONV_CONST
 		setup_iconv();
 #endif
-		if (protect_args)
+		if (protect_args && !daemon_over_rsh)
 			send_protected_args(*f_out_p, args);
 	}