diff --git a/lib/ssh.c b/lib/ssh.c
index 54f08edf7b..e0e88632d7 100644
--- a/lib/ssh.c
+++ b/lib/ssh.c
@@ -261,6 +261,11 @@ static CURLcode libssh2_session_error_to_CURLE(int err)
     case LIBSSH2_ERROR_NONE:
       return CURLE_OK;
 
+    /* This is the error returned by libssh2_scp_recv2
+     * on unknown file */
+    case LIBSSH2_ERROR_SCP_PROTOCOL:
+      return CURLE_REMOTE_FILE_NOT_FOUND;
+
     case LIBSSH2_ERROR_SOCKET_NONE:
       return CURLE_COULDNT_CONNECT;
 
diff --git a/tests/data/test605 b/tests/data/test605
index 1c162fca59..94329a5287 100644
--- a/tests/data/test605
+++ b/tests/data/test605
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SCP retrieval of nonexistent file
 # Verify data after the test has been "shot"
 <verify>
 <errorcode>
-79
+78
 </errorcode>
 <valgrind>
 disable