diff --git a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
index 5f59ed34..600ace07 100644
--- a/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
+++ b/phpseclib/Net/SFTP.php
@@ -2721,6 +2721,8 @@ class SFTP extends SSH2
      */
     protected function parseAttributes(string &$response): array
     {
+        $attr = [];
+
         if ($this->version >= 4) {
             [$flags, $attr['type']] = Strings::unpackSSH2('NC', $response);
         } else {