diff --git a/examples/libssh_scp.c b/examples/libssh_scp.c
index 7a30b37f..906a9206 100644
--- a/examples/libssh_scp.c
+++ b/examples/libssh_scp.c
@@ -404,10 +404,11 @@ int main(int argc, char **argv) {
     int i;
     int r;
     if (opts(argc, argv) < 0) {
-        r = EXIT_FAILURE;
-        goto end;
+        return EXIT_FAILURE;
     }
 
+    ssh_init();
+
     dest = parse_location(destination);
     if (dest == NULL) {
         r = EXIT_FAILURE;
@@ -449,5 +450,6 @@ close_dest:
     close_location(dest);
     location_free(dest);
 end:
+    ssh_finalize();
     return r;
 }