diff --git a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
index 4457aaa..7774021 100644
--- a/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
+++ b/recipes-core/dropbear/dropbear_%.bbappend
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 # Not provided in our OE packages
 DEPENDS_remove = "virtual/crypt"
 
+# Install sftp-server so scp works with the SFTP protocol, which is the default
+# in recent OpenSSH versions (SYS#6403)
+RDEPENDS_${PN}_append = " sftp-server"
+
 do_install_append() {
     # Do not disable root login by default
     echo "" > ${D}${sysconfdir}/default/dropbear