diff --git a/client.go b/client.go
index 9e435001..133b485d 100644
--- a/client.go
+++ b/client.go
@@ -402,12 +402,12 @@ func getPacket[RESP respPacket[PKT], PKT any](ctx context.Context, cancel <-chan
 		return resp, nil
 
 	case sshfx.PacketTypeStatus:
-		var status sshfx.StatusPacket
+		status := new(sshfx.StatusPacket)
 		if err := status.UnmarshalPacketBody(&raw.Data); err != nil {
 			return nil, err
 		}
 
-		return nil, statusToError(&status, false)
+		return nil, statusToError(status, false)
 
 	default:
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("unexpected packet type: %s", raw.PacketType)
@@ -471,11 +471,10 @@ func (cl *Client) sendPacket(ctx context.Context, cancel <-chan struct{}, req ss
 		return err
 	}
 
-	var resp sshfx.StatusPacket
-	return cl.recvStatus(ctx, reqid, ch, &resp)
+	return cl.recvStatus(ctx, reqid, ch, nil)
 }
 
-func (cl *Client) recvStatus(ctx context.Context, reqid uint32, ch chan result, resp *sshfx.StatusPacket) error {
+func (cl *Client) recvStatus(ctx context.Context, reqid uint32, ch chan result, hint *sshfx.StatusPacket) error {
 	raw, err := cl.conn.recv(ctx, reqid, ch)
 	if err != nil {
 		return err
@@ -484,11 +483,15 @@ func (cl *Client) recvStatus(ctx context.Context, reqid uint32, ch chan result,
 
 	switch raw.PacketType {
 	case sshfx.PacketTypeStatus:
-		if err := resp.UnmarshalPacketBody(&raw.Data); err != nil {
+		if hint == nil {
+			hint = new(sshfx.StatusPacket)
+		}
+
+		if err := hint.UnmarshalPacketBody(&raw.Data); err != nil {
 			return err
 		}
 
-		return statusToError(resp, true)
+		return statusToError(hint, true)
 
 	default:
 		return fmt.Errorf("unexpected packet type: %s", raw.PacketType)
@@ -1549,10 +1552,10 @@ func (f *File) writeat(ctx context.Context, b []byte, off int64) (written int, e
 	go func() {
 		defer close(errCh)
 
-		var status sshfx.StatusPacket
+		statusHint := new(sshfx.StatusPacket)
 
 		for work := range workCh {
-			err := f.cl.recvStatus(ctx, work.reqid, work.res, &status)
+			err := f.cl.recvStatus(ctx, work.reqid, work.res, statusHint)
 			if err != nil {
 				errCh <- rwErr{work.off, err}
 
@@ -1784,10 +1787,10 @@ func (f *File) ReadFrom(r io.Reader) (read int64, err error) {
 	go func() {
 		defer close(errCh)
 
-		var status sshfx.StatusPacket
+		statusHint := new(sshfx.StatusPacket)
 
 		for work := range workCh {
-			err := f.cl.recvStatus(ctx, work.reqid, work.res, &status)
+			err := f.cl.recvStatus(ctx, work.reqid, work.res, statusHint)
 			if err != nil {
 				errCh <- rwErr{work.off, err}