diff --git a/lib/libcompat/4.3/rexec.c b/lib/libcompat/4.3/rexec.c
index 632ca3e57cf5..4e01eb65904a 100644
--- a/lib/libcompat/4.3/rexec.c
+++ b/lib/libcompat/4.3/rexec.c
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ rexec(ahost, rport, name, pass, cmd, fd2p)
 	struct hostent *hp;
 	u_short port;
 	int s, timo = 1, s3;
-	char c;
+	char c, *acct;
 
 	hp = gethostbyname(*ahost);
 	if (hp == 0) {
@@ -310,7 +310,9 @@ rexec(ahost, rport, name, pass, cmd, fd2p)
 		return (-1);
 	}
 	*ahost = hp->h_name;
-	ruserpass(hp->h_name, &name, &pass);
+	acct = NULL;
+	ruserpass(hp->h_name, &name, &pass, &acct);
+	free(acct);
 retry:
 	s = socket(AF_INET, SOCK_STREAM, 0);
 	if (s < 0) {