diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index eb92a67f4714504bb7a5065f66a6a2376e4244ae..4bc91b9f61406a5e84d32b722301699e940116b2 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -274,8 +274,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_readresp(curl_socket_t sockfd,
   struct ftp_conn *ftpc = &conn->proto.ftpc;
   int code = 0;
 
-  if (ftpcode)
-    *ftpcode = 0; /* 0 for errors or not done */
+  *ftpcode = 0; /* 0 for errors or not done */
 
   ptr=buf + ftpc->nread_resp;
 
@@ -417,7 +416,6 @@ static CURLcode ftp_readresp(curl_socket_t sockfd,
 
   *ftpcode=code; /* return the initial number like this */
 
-
   /* store the latest code for later retrieval */
   conn->data->info.httpcode=code;