diff --git a/dotfiles/zshrc b/dotfiles/zshrc
index 8a078e3..4eb67b9 100644
--- a/dotfiles/zshrc
+++ b/dotfiles/zshrc
@@ -62,6 +62,10 @@ if [[ "$OSTYPE" =~ ^linux.*$ ]]; then
 
     # For dspace-angular Node.js build: JavaScript heap out of memory
     export NODE_OPTIONS=--max_old_space_size=4096
+
+    # For rsync breaking change in arg parsing since 2022
+    # See: https://github.com/bit-team/backintime/issues/1247
+    export RSYNC_OLD_ARGS=1
 fi
 
 # Enable zsh completions for rtx version manager