--- rsync-2.6.3/main.c.orig	Wed Sep 29 19:58:07 2004
+++ rsync-2.6.3/main.c	Sat Nov 13 21:55:57 2004
@@ -507,6 +507,11 @@
 			msleep(20);
 	}
 
+	if (pid == -1) {
+		rprintf(FERROR,"do_fork failed in do_recv\n");
+		exit_cleanup(RERR_SOCKETIO);
+	}
+
 	am_generator = 1;
 	close_multiplexing_in();
 	if (write_batch)