diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index ac47258bc..c3de7e0bc 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -3203,6 +3203,8 @@ CURLcode ftp_sendquote(struct connectdata *conn, struct curl_slist *quote)
   ssize_t nread;
   int ftpcode;
   CURLcode result;
+  struct ftp_conn *ftpc = &conn->proto.ftpc;
+  struct pingpong *pp = &ftpc->pp;
 
   item = quote;
   while(item) {
@@ -3222,6 +3224,8 @@ CURLcode ftp_sendquote(struct connectdata *conn, struct curl_slist *quote)
 
       FTPSENDF(conn, "%s", cmd);
 
+      pp->response = Curl_tvnow(); /* timeout relative now */
+
       result = Curl_GetFTPResponse(&nread, conn, &ftpcode);
       if(result)
         return result;