diff --git a/share/completions/scp.fish b/share/completions/scp.fish
index feae1a8c6..c7b05ac3f 100644
--- a/share/completions/scp.fish
+++ b/share/completions/scp.fish
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ complete -c scp -d "Local Path" -n "not string match @ -- (commandline -ct)"
 # Remote path
 #
 # Get the list of remote files from the scp target.
-complete -c scp -d "Remote Path" -f -n "commandline -ct | string match -eq ':'" -a "
+complete -c scp -d "Remote Path" -f -n "commandline -ct | string match -e ':'" -a "
 (__scp_remote_target):( \
         command ssh (__scp2ssh_port_number) -o 'BatchMode yes' (__scp_remote_target) /bin/ls\ -dp\ (__scp_remote_path_prefix)\* 2>/dev/null
 )