diff --git a/scripts/deploy-packages.sh b/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
index 2a6256d7484f36fecd2cd073d72245e4ec6dbd2d..ef82d8d82509bf9c10d26a70771bfb4017d8f669 100755
--- a/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
+++ b/scripts/deploy-packages.sh
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ function fetch_qt_deb()
 {
     if [ -f "${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}" ];
     then
-        RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i ${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}"
+        export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i ${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}"
     fi
 
     echo "#####################"
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ function deploy()
 {
     if [ -f "${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}" ];
     then
-        RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i ${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}"
+        export RSYNC_RSH="ssh -i ${SSH_IDENTITY_FILE}"
     fi
 
     echo "##########################"