diff -urNp cpio-2.9.90-orig/lib/rtapelib.c cpio-2.9.90/lib/rtapelib.c
--- cpio-2.9.90-orig/lib/rtapelib.c	2007-08-12 09:57:15.000000000 +0200
+++ cpio-2.9.90/lib/rtapelib.c	2009-03-09 18:06:43.000000000 +0100
@@ -59,6 +59,10 @@
 # include <netdb.h>
 #endif
 
+#ifndef REMOTE_SHELL
+# define REMOTE_SHELL "/usr/bin/ssh"
+#endif
+
 #include <rmt.h>
 #include <rmt-command.h>