diff -Nuar lynx2.8.9rel.1.org/src/LYCurses.c lynx2.8.9rel.1.sw/src/LYCurses.c
--- lynx2.8.9rel.1.org/src/LYCurses.c	2022-02-24 23:14:28.950000000 +0000
+++ lynx2.8.9rel.1.sw/src/LYCurses.c	2022-02-24 23:19:27.700000000 +0000
@@ -2764,6 +2764,14 @@
 
     VAXC$ESTABLISH(DCLspawn_exception);
 
+#ifdef __SW_64 /** OpenVMS/AXP lacked the TRUSTED flag before v6.1 **/
+    if (VersionVMS[1] > '6' ||
+	(VersionVMS[1] == '6' && VersionVMS[2] == '.' &&
+	 VersionVMS[3] >= '1'))
+#else
+    if (VersionVMS[1] >= '6')
+#endif /* __SW_64 */
+
 #ifdef __ALPHA /** OpenVMS/AXP lacked the TRUSTED flag before v6.1 **/
     if (VersionVMS[1] > '6' ||
 	(VersionVMS[1] == '6' && VersionVMS[2] == '.' &&
