diff --git a/lib/ssh.c b/lib/ssh.c
index 7e42b22490..7b5d1a7883 100644
--- a/lib/ssh.c
+++ b/lib/ssh.c
@@ -1493,7 +1493,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_sftp_do(struct connectdata *conn, bool *done)
             if (tmpLine == NULL) {
               return CURLE_OUT_OF_MEMORY;
             }
-            result = Curl_client_write(conn, CLIENTWRITE_BODY, tmpLine, 0);
+            res = Curl_client_write(conn, CLIENTWRITE_BODY, tmpLine, 0);
             Curl_safefree(tmpLine);
           }
           else {