diff -up netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c.closeerr netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c
--- netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c.closeerr	2008-09-10 12:07:43.000000000 +0200
+++ netkit-rsh-0.17/rcp/rcp.c	2008-09-10 12:30:57.000000000 +0200
@@ -810,7 +810,11 @@ bad:			error("rcp: %s: %s\n", np, strerr
 			    strerror(errno));
 			wrerr = DISPLAYED;
 		}
-		(void)close(ofd);
+		if (close(ofd) != 0) {
+			error("rcp: error closing %s: %s\n", np,
+				strerror(errno));
+			wrerr = DISPLAYED;
+		}
 		(void)response();
 		if (setimes && wrerr == NO) {
 			setimes = 0;