diff --git a/src/Renci.SshNet/ScpClient.cs b/src/Renci.SshNet/ScpClient.cs
index 45aaa367c..90736b99b 100644
--- a/src/Renci.SshNet/ScpClient.cs
+++ b/src/Renci.SshNet/ScpClient.cs
@@ -824,7 +824,7 @@ private void InternalDownload(IChannelSession channel, Stream input, FileSystemI
                         fileInfo = new FileInfo(Path.Combine(currentDirectoryFullName, fileName));
                     }
 
-                    using (var output = fileInfo.OpenWrite())
+                    using (var output = fileInfo.Open(FileMode.Create, FileAccess.Write))
                     {
                         InternalDownload(channel, input, output, fileName, length);
                     }
diff --git a/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/ScpTests.cs b/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/ScpTests.cs
index 2df8eef46..590837e4e 100644
--- a/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/ScpTests.cs
+++ b/test/Renci.SshNet.IntegrationTests/ScpTests.cs
@@ -679,7 +679,8 @@ public void Scp_Download_FileInfo_ExistingFile(IRemotePathTransformation remoteP
                 }
             }
 
-            var fileInfo = new FileInfo(Path.GetTempFileName());
+            // Create a local file larger than the remote file in order to test truncation.
+            var fileInfo = new FileInfo(CreateTempFile(size + 64));
 
             try
             {