1 files changed, 2 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 497759f10..0984ca961 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -2204,6 +2204,8 @@ static CURLcode ftp_state_get_resp(struct connectdata *conn,
 
     if(size > data->req.maxdownload && data->req.maxdownload > 0)
       size = data->req.size = data->req.maxdownload;
+    else if((instate != FTP_LIST) && (data->set.prefer_ascii))
+      size = -1; /* kludge for servers that understate ASCII mode file size */
 
     infof(data, "Maxdownload = %" FORMAT_OFF_T "\n", data->req.maxdownload);