diff --git a/lib/ftp.c b/lib/ftp.c
index 20b70ce3ed0fbde1300fd361baf92f9fc98a0be8..8bbd585e5cff5da7e261fec368f654d3081bb382 100644
--- a/lib/ftp.c
+++ b/lib/ftp.c
@@ -965,13 +965,6 @@ static CURLcode ftp_state_use_port(struct connectdata *conn,
     conn->bits.ftp_use_eprt = TRUE;
 #endif
 
-  /* we set the secondary socket variable to this for now, it is only so that
-     the cleanup function will close it in case we fail before the true
-     secondary stuff is made */
-  if(CURL_SOCKET_BAD != conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET])
-    Curl_closesocket(conn, conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET]);
-  conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET] = portsock;
-
   for(; fcmd != DONE; fcmd++) {
 
     if(!conn->bits.ftp_use_eprt && (EPRT == fcmd))
@@ -1037,6 +1030,13 @@ static CURLcode ftp_state_use_port(struct connectdata *conn,
   /* store which command was sent */
   ftpc->count1 = fcmd;
 
+  /* we set the secondary socket variable to this for now, it is only so that
+     the cleanup function will close it in case we fail before the true
+     secondary stuff is made */
+  if(CURL_SOCKET_BAD != conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET])
+    Curl_closesocket(conn, conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET]);
+  conn->sock[SECONDARYSOCKET] = portsock;
+
   /* this tcpconnect assignment below is a hackish work-around to make the
      multi interface with active FTP work - as it will not wait for a
      (passive) connect in Curl_is_connected().