diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index c010fd5..2ee8c1b 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 # CHANGELOG
 
-* **2024.02.23    Current**
+* **2024.02.26    Current**
+  * `ts-warp.c`, `Makefile`: `LIBSSH2` compilation issues under Linux
   * `inifile.c`: Enable default proxy port-numbers based on `proxy_type`: Socks4/5: 1080, HTTPS: 3128, SSH2: 22
   * `examples\ts-warp.ini`: Ports specified for `HTTPS` and `SSH2` proxies
   * `ts-warp.c`: Prevent `HTTP`-port overwriting `TRANSPARENT`-port
diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index cca8702..0f510fc 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ ts-warp: $(WARP_OBJS)
 	$(CC) -o $@ $(WARP_OBJS)
 
 ts-warp-ssh2: examples-special ts-pass
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DWITH_LIBSSH2=1 -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -o ts-warp -lssh2 $(WARP_FILES)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -DWITH_LIBSSH2=1 -I/usr/local/include -L/usr/local/lib -o ts-warp $(WARP_FILES) -lssh2 
 
 ts-warp.sh:
 	sed 's|tswarp_prefix=.*|tswarp_prefix="$(PREFIX)"|' ts-warp.sh.in > ts-warp.sh
diff --git a/ts-warp.c b/ts-warp.c
index 0b82b9d..046a9ef 100644
--- a/ts-warp.c
+++ b/ts-warp.c
@@ -162,7 +162,7 @@ All parameters are optional:
     char buf[BUF_SIZE];                                                 /* Multipurpose buffer */
     char suf[STR_SIZE];                                                 /* String buffer */
     int ret;                                                            /* Various function return codes */
-    int rec, snd;                                                       /* received/sent bytes */
+    int rec = 0, snd = 0;                                               /* received/sent bytes */
     pid_t cpid;                                                         /* Child PID */
 
     key_t mskey;                                                        /* IPC ID */