diff --git a/src/scp.c b/src/scp.c
index 1438d4e8..c782e9a2 100644
--- a/src/scp.c
+++ b/src/scp.c
@@ -776,7 +776,7 @@ libssh2_scp_recv(LIBSSH2_SESSION *session, const char *path, struct stat * sb)
     LIBSSH2_CHANNEL *ptr;
 
     /* scp_recv uses libssh2_struct_stat, so pass one if the caller gave us a struct to populate... */
-    libssh2_struct_stat sb_intl;
+    libssh2_struct_stat sb_intl = {0};
     libssh2_struct_stat *sb_ptr;
     sb_ptr = sb ? &sb_intl : NULL;