diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/base/Makefile.am b/src/mca/pcm/base/Makefile.am
index a69dda72d4..8078f0b7c2 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/base/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/base/Makefile.am
@@ -22,7 +22,6 @@ libmca_pcm_base_la_SOURCES = \
         $(headers) \
         pcm_base_close.c \
 	pcm_base_comm.c \
-	pcm_base_ioexecvp.c \
 	pcm_base_job_track.c \
         pcm_base_open.c \
         pcm_base_select.c \
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h b/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
index fdbe2072bf..fcc1334962 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/base/base.h
@@ -48,9 +48,6 @@ extern "C" {
      */
     int mca_pcm_base_build_base_env(char **in_env, int *envc, char ***out_envp);
 
-    int mca_pcm_base_ioexecvp(char **cmdv, int showout, char *outbuff, 
-                                   int outbuffsize, int stderr_is_err);
-
     char* mca_pcm_base_get_username(mca_llm_base_hostfile_node_t *node);
 
     /**
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/Makefile.am b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/Makefile.am
index e88686a38d..12dfd5705e 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/Makefile.am
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/Makefile.am
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ sources = \
 	pcm_rsh.h \
 	pcm_rsh_allocate.c \
 	pcm_rsh_component.c \
+	pcm_rsh_ioexecvp.c \
 	pcm_rsh_kill.c \
 	pcm_rsh_spawn.c
 
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh.h b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh.h
index 7d4b48e895..d8a230dedc 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh.h
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh.h
@@ -49,6 +49,9 @@ extern "C" {
                                          mca_ns_base_jobid_t jobid,
                                          ompi_list_t *nodelist);
 
+    int mca_pcm_rsh_ioexecvp(char **cmdv, int showout, char *outbuff, 
+                                   int outbuffsize, int stderr_is_err);
+
     struct mca_pcm_rsh_module_t {
         mca_pcm_base_module_t super;
 
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_ioexecvp.c b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_ioexecvp.c
similarity index 98%
rename from src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_ioexecvp.c
rename to src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_ioexecvp.c
index 68e31b7eec..081f112d49 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/base/pcm_base_ioexecvp.c
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_ioexecvp.c
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #include <sys/param.h>
 
 #include "include/constants.h"
-#include "mca/pcm/base/base.h"
+#include "mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh.h"
 #include "util/argv.h"
 
 /*
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@
  *	Returns		- 0 or OMPI_ERROR
  */
 int
-mca_pcm_base_ioexecvp(char **cmdv, int showout, char *outbuff, 
+mca_pcm_rsh_ioexecvp(char **cmdv, int showout, char *outbuff, 
                            int outbuffsize, int stderr_is_err)
 {
   int kidstdout[2];		/* child stdout pipe */
diff --git a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_spawn.c b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_spawn.c
index 9c2a00ba90..1415d95d53 100644
--- a/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_spawn.c
+++ b/src/mca/pcm/rsh/pcm_rsh_spawn.c
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ internal_need_profile(mca_pcm_rsh_module_t *me,
 
         cmd0 = strdup(cmdv[0]);
         shellpath[sizeof(shellpath) - 1] = '\0';
-        if (mca_pcm_base_ioexecvp(cmdv, 0, shellpath,
+        if (mca_pcm_rsh_ioexecvp(cmdv, 0, shellpath,
                                   sizeof(shellpath) - 1, 
                                   stderr_is_error)) {
             if (errno == EFAULT) {