diff --git a/src/internal.c b/src/internal.c
index e1bb119f..8dc0e04f 100644
--- a/src/internal.c
+++ b/src/internal.c
@@ -449,6 +449,7 @@ WOLFSSH* SshInit(WOLFSSH* ssh, WOLFSSH_CTX* ctx)
     ssh->scpMTime        = 0;
     ssh->scpRequestType  = WOLFSSH_SCP_SINGLE_FILE_REQUEST;
     ssh->scpIsRecursive  = 0;
+    ssh->scpDirection    = WOLFSSH_SCP_DIR_NONE;
 #endif
 
 #ifdef WOLFSSH_SFTP
diff --git a/wolfssh/internal.h b/wolfssh/internal.h
index f1360826..3fdf5607 100644
--- a/wolfssh/internal.h
+++ b/wolfssh/internal.h
@@ -640,7 +640,8 @@ enum WS_ScpMsgTypes {
 };
 
 enum WS_ScpDirection {
-    WOLFSSH_SCP_TO = 0,
+    WOLFSSH_SCP_DIR_NONE = 0,
+    WOLFSSH_SCP_TO,
     WOLFSSH_SCP_FROM
 };