diff --git a/appl/rsh/rshd.c b/appl/rsh/rshd.c
index 3c8f0b8f5..b953d7977 100644
--- a/appl/rsh/rshd.c
+++ b/appl/rsh/rshd.c
@@ -185,6 +185,8 @@ recv_krb4_auth (int s, u_char *buf,
 	   server_username,
 	   cmd);
 
+    memcpy (iv, auth.session, sizeof(iv));
+
     return 0;
 }