diff --git a/lib/url.c b/lib/url.c
index 5b4b00eac..db76fa656 100644
--- a/lib/url.c
+++ b/lib/url.c
@@ -439,7 +439,7 @@ CURLcode Curl_init_userdefined(struct Curl_easy *data)
 
   set->httpreq = HTTPREQ_GET; /* Default HTTP request */
   set->rtspreq = RTSPREQ_OPTIONS; /* Default RTSP request */
-#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_FILE
+#ifndef CURL_DISABLE_FTP
   set->ftp_use_epsv = TRUE;   /* FTP defaults to EPSV operations */
   set->ftp_use_eprt = TRUE;   /* FTP defaults to EPRT operations */
   set->ftp_use_pret = FALSE;  /* mainly useful for drftpd servers */