diff --git a/share/completions/scp.fish b/share/completions/scp.fish
index 75548ff54..feae1a8c6 100644
--- a/share/completions/scp.fish
+++ b/share/completions/scp.fish
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ complete -c scp -d "Local Path" -n "not string match @ -- (commandline -ct)"
 # Get the list of remote files from the scp target.
 complete -c scp -d "Remote Path" -f -n "commandline -ct | string match -eq ':'" -a "
 (__scp_remote_target):( \
-        ssh (__scp2ssh_port_number) -o 'BatchMode yes' (__scp_remote_target) /bin/ls\ -dp\ (__scp_remote_path_prefix)\* 2>/dev/null
+        command ssh (__scp2ssh_port_number) -o 'BatchMode yes' (__scp_remote_target) /bin/ls\ -dp\ (__scp_remote_path_prefix)\* 2>/dev/null
 )
 "
 complete -c scp -s B -d "Batch mode"