diff --git a/src/sftp.c b/src/sftp.c
index b4609bfb..ece590e5 100644
--- a/src/sftp.c
+++ b/src/sftp.c
@@ -703,7 +703,7 @@ sftp_bin2attr(LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTRIBUTES *attrs, const unsigned char *p,
             return LIBSSH2_ERROR_BUFFER_TOO_SMALL;
         }
         attrs->uid = uid;
-        attrs->uid = gid;
+        attrs->gid = gid;
     }
 
     if(attrs->flags & LIBSSH2_SFTP_ATTR_PERMISSIONS) {