diff --git a/main.c b/main.c
--- a/main.c
+++ b/main.c
-@@ -1126,6 +1126,18 @@ static int start_client(int argc, char *argv[])
+@@ -1121,6 +1121,18 @@ static int start_client(int argc, char *argv[])
if (!read_batch) { /* for read_batch, NO source is specified */
char *path = check_for_hostspec(argv[0], &shell_machine, &rsync_port);