diff --git a/appl/rcp/util.c b/appl/rcp/util.c
index 284297ff9..0b3efcc91 100644
--- a/appl/rcp/util.c
+++ b/appl/rcp/util.c
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ susystem(s, userid)
 	int status;
 	pid_t pid;
 
-	pid = vfork();
+	pid = fork();
 	switch (pid) {
 	case -1:
 		return (127);