=== modified file 'innobackupex-1.5.1'
--- innobackupex-1.5.1	2009-07-01 04:42:48 +0000
+++ innobackupex-1.5.1	2009-07-01 20:15:14 +0000
@@ -1821,6 +1821,7 @@
     while (defined($database = readdir(DIR))) {
         my $print_each_file = 0;
         my $file_c;
+        my @scp_files;
         # skip files that are not database directories
         if ($database eq '.' || $database eq '..') { next; }
         next unless -d "$source_dir/$database";
@@ -1862,8 +1863,8 @@
                 system("cp -p '$file' '$backup_dir/$database'")
                     and Die "Failed to copy file '$file': $!";
             } elsif ($option_remote_host) {
-                system("scp $option_scp_opt '$file' '$option_remote_host:$backup_dir/$database/'")
-                    and Die "Failed to scp file '$file': $!";
+                # Queue up files for one single scp per database.
+                push(@scp_files, "'$file'");
             } elsif($option_stream eq 'tar') {
                 my $ret = 0;
                 my $file_name = substr($file, rindex($file, '/') + 1);
@@ -1876,6 +1877,11 @@
                 }
             }
         }
+        if ($option_remote_host) {
+          my $scp_file_list = join(" ", @scp_files);
+          system("scp $option_scp_opt $scp_file_list '$option_remote_host:$backup_dir/$database/'")
+              and Die "Failed to scp file '$file': $!";
+        }
     }
     closedir(DIR);