diff --git a/src/storage/sftp/read.c b/src/storage/sftp/read.c
index 17285cfb1..8c8e39a20 100644
--- a/src/storage/sftp/read.c
+++ b/src/storage/sftp/read.c
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ storageReadSftpClose(THIS_VOID)
 
     if (this->sftpHandle != NULL)
     {
-        int rc = 0;
+        int rc;
         Wait *const wait = waitNew(this->timeout);
 
         // Close the file
@@ -205,7 +205,7 @@ storageReadSftpClose(THIS_VOID)
 
         waitFree(wait);
 
-        if (rc)
+        if (rc != 0)
         {
             THROW_FMT(
                 FileCloseError,
diff --git a/src/storage/sftp/write.c b/src/storage/sftp/write.c
index 3eb456477..17fb5a9af 100644
--- a/src/storage/sftp/write.c
+++ b/src/storage/sftp/write.c
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ storageWriteSftpUnlinkExisting(THIS_VOID)
 
     waitFree(wait);
 
-    if (rc)
+    if (rc != 0)
     {
         storageSftpEvalLibSsh2Error(
             rc, libssh2_sftp_last_error(this->sftpSession), &FileRemoveError,
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ storageWriteSftpRename(THIS_VOID)
 
     waitFree(wait);
 
-    if (rc)
+    if (rc != 0)
     {
         storageSftpEvalLibSsh2Error(
             rc, libssh2_sftp_last_error(this->sftpSession), &FileRemoveError,
@@ -271,7 +271,7 @@ storageWriteSftpClose(THIS_VOID)
 
             waitFree(wait);
 
-            if (rc)
+            if (rc != 0)
                 THROW_FMT(FileSyncError, STORAGE_ERROR_WRITE_SYNC, strZ(this->nameTmp));
         }
 
@@ -313,7 +313,7 @@ storageWriteSftpClose(THIS_VOID)
 
             waitFree(wait);
 
-            if (rc)
+            if (rc != 0)
             {
                 // Some/most sftp servers will not rename over an existing file, in testing this returned LIBSSH2_FX_FAILURE
                 if (rc == LIBSSH2_ERROR_SFTP_PROTOCOL && libssh2_sftp_last_error(this->sftpSession) == LIBSSH2_FX_FAILURE)
diff --git a/test/src/common/harnessLibSsh2.c b/test/src/common/harnessLibSsh2.c
index 3885ee38c..9f7361214 100644
--- a/test/src/common/harnessLibSsh2.c
+++ b/test/src/common/harnessLibSsh2.c
@@ -424,7 +424,7 @@ libssh2_sftp_symlink_ex(
     }
     MEM_CONTEXT_TEMP_END();
 
-    int rc = 0;
+    int rc;
 
     switch (link_type)
     {