1 files changed, 7 insertions, 5 deletions

diff --git a/networking/wget.c b/networking/wget.c
index 633dabb57..95b88ad37 100644
--- a/networking/wget.c
+++ b/networking/wget.c
@@ -807,11 +807,13 @@ static FILE* prepare_ftp_session(FILE **dfpp, struct host_info *target, len_and_
         *dfpp = open_socket(lsa);
 
 #if ENABLE_FEATURE_WGET_HTTPS
-        /* "PROT P" enables encryption of data stream.
-         * Without it (or with "PROT C"), data is sent unencrypted.
-         */
-        if (ftpcmd("PROT P", NULL, sfp) == 200)
-                spawn_ssl_client(target->host, fileno(*dfpp), /*flags*/ 0);
+        if (target->protocol == P_FTPS) {
+                /* "PROT P" enables encryption of data stream.
+                 * Without it (or with "PROT C"), data is sent unencrypted.
+                 */
+                if (ftpcmd("PROT P", NULL, sfp) == 200)
+                        spawn_ssl_client(target->host, fileno(*dfpp), /*flags*/ 0);
+        }
 #endif
 
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