Index: main/asterisk.c
===================================================================
--- main/asterisk.c	(revision 348152)
+++ main/asterisk.c	(working copy)
@@ -2842,7 +2842,7 @@
 	printf("   -T              Display the time in [Mmm dd hh:mm:ss] format for each line\n");
 	printf("                   of output to the CLI\n");
 	printf("   -v              Increase verbosity (multiple v's = more verbose)\n");
-	printf("   -x <cmd>        Execute command <cmd> (only valid with -r)\n");
+	printf("   -x <cmd>        Execute command <cmd> (implies -r)\n");
 	printf("   -X              Execute includes by default (allows #exec in asterisk.conf)\n");
 	printf("   -W              Adjust terminal colors to compensate for a light background\n");
 	printf("\n");
@@ -3336,7 +3336,7 @@
 			ast_clear_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_FORCE_BLACK_BACKGROUND);
 			break;
 		case 'x':
-			ast_set_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_EXEC | AST_OPT_FLAG_NO_COLOR);
+			ast_set_flag(&ast_options, AST_OPT_FLAG_EXEC | AST_OPT_FLAG_NO_COLOR | AST_OPT_FLAG_REMOTE);
 			xarg = ast_strdupa(optarg);
 			break;
 		case '?':