diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 4cd9a1acf5..d057a0a612 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -3611,10 +3611,8 @@ static CURLcode ftp_do_more(struct connectdata *conn, int *completep)
     return result;
   }
 
-  if(!result && (ftp->transfer != FTPTRANSFER_BODY))
-    /* no data to transfer. FIX: it feels like a kludge to have this here
-       too! */
-    Curl_setup_transfer(data, -1, -1, FALSE, -1);
+  /* no data to transfer */
+  Curl_setup_transfer(data, -1, -1, FALSE, -1);
 
   if(!ftpc->wait_data_conn) {
     /* no waiting for the data connection so this is now complete */