diff --git a/vfs/ChangeLog b/vfs/ChangeLog
index 4d32a68bb..200ff58ec 100644
--- a/vfs/ChangeLog
+++ b/vfs/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2006-01-23  Pavel Tsekov  <ptsekov@gmx.net>
+
+	* ftpfs.c (ftpfs_first_cd_then_ls): Enable this functionality
+	by default.
+
 2006-01-18  Pavel Tsekov  <ptsekov@gmx.net>
 
 	* tar.c (tar_read_header): Skip over pax extended header and
diff --git a/vfs/ftpfs.c b/vfs/ftpfs.c
index a62d4b7da..e3efc82bb 100644
--- a/vfs/ftpfs.c
+++ b/vfs/ftpfs.c
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ int ftpfs_use_passive_connections_over_proxy = 0;
 int ftpfs_use_unix_list_options = 1;
 
 /* First "CWD <path>", then "LIST -la ." */
-int ftpfs_first_cd_then_ls;
+int ftpfs_first_cd_then_ls = 1;
 
 /* Use the ~/.netrc */
 int use_netrc = 1;