diff --git a/lib/ssh.c b/lib/ssh.c
index 2c3220658c..cdf351c599 100644
--- a/lib/ssh.c
+++ b/lib/ssh.c
@@ -560,6 +560,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_scp_do(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
     }
     /* download data */
     bytecount = (curl_off_t) sb.st_size;
+    conn->data->reqdata.maxdownload =  (curl_off_t) sb.st_size;
     res = Curl_setup_transfer(conn, FIRSTSOCKET,
                               bytecount, FALSE, NULL, -1, NULL);
   }
diff --git a/lib/transfer.c b/lib/transfer.c
index 28e3fe4762..2d5d0dfe8c 100644
--- a/lib/transfer.c
+++ b/lib/transfer.c
@@ -2344,8 +2344,8 @@ CURLcode Curl_perform(struct SessionHandle *data)
 }
 
 /*
- * Curl_setup_transfer() is called to setup some basic properties for the upcoming
- * transfer.
+ * Curl_setup_transfer() is called to setup some basic properties for the
+ * upcoming transfer.
  */
 CURLcode
 Curl_setup_transfer(