diff --git a/scp.c b/scp.c

index d98fa67..25d347b 100644

--- a/scp.c

+++ b/scp.c

@@ -638,7 +638,10 @@ toremote(char *targ, int argc, char **argv)

 			addargs(&alist, "%s", ssh_program);

 			addargs(&alist, "-x");

 			addargs(&alist, "-oClearAllForwardings=yes");

-			addargs(&alist, "-n");

+			if (isatty(fileno(stdin)))

+				addargs(&alist, "-t");

+			else

+				addargs(&alist, "-n");

 			for (j = 0; j < remote_remote_args.num; j++) {

 				addargs(&alist, "%s",

 				    remote_remote_args.list[j]);