diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1 b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1
index 18c7be08e961..05981aec01cf 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/ftp.1
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-.\" 	$Id: ftp.1,v 1.9 1999/06/25 14:11:12 ru Exp $
+.\" 	$Id: ftp.1,v 1.10 1999/07/01 14:32:07 ru Exp $
 .\" 	$NetBSD: ftp.1,v 1.21 1997/06/10 21:59:58 lukem Exp $
 .\"
 .\" Copyright (c) 1985, 1989, 1990, 1993
@@ -1346,9 +1346,10 @@ By default, this is bound to the TAB key.
 utilizes the following environment variables.
 .Bl -tag -width "FTP_PASSIVE_MODE"
 .It Ev FTP_PASSIVE_MODE
-If set to
-.Sq YES ,
-use passive mode FTP by default.
+If this variable is set to something else than
+.Sq NO ,
+.Nm
+will use passive mode by default.
 .It Ev FTPSERVER
 Host to use as gate-ftp server when
 .Ic gate
diff --git a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
index 034846208e8e..f8b21d71debf 100644
--- a/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
+++ b/usr.bin/ftp/main.c
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-/*	$Id: main.c,v 1.17 1999/06/07 16:35:15 des Exp $	*/
+/*	$Id: main.c,v 1.18 1999/06/25 14:11:15 ru Exp $	*/
 /*	$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.26 1997/10/14 16:31:22 christos Exp $	*/
 
 /*
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ __COPYRIGHT("@(#) Copyright (c) 1985, 1989, 1993, 1994\n\
 #if 0
 static char sccsid[] = "@(#)main.c	8.6 (Berkeley) 10/9/94";
 #else
-__RCSID("$Id: main.c,v 1.17 1999/06/07 16:35:15 des Exp $");
+__RCSID("$Id: main.c,v 1.18 1999/06/25 14:11:15 ru Exp $");
 __RCSID_SOURCE("$NetBSD: main.c,v 1.26 1997/10/14 16:31:22 christos Exp $");
 #endif
 #endif /* not lint */
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ main(argc, argv)
 	cp = strrchr(argv[0], '/');
 	cp = (cp == NULL) ? argv[0] : cp + 1;
 	if ((s = getenv("FTP_PASSIVE_MODE")) != NULL
-	    && strcasecmp(s, "yes") == 0)
+	    && strcasecmp(s, "no") != 0)
 		passivemode = 1;
 	if (strcmp(cp, "pftp") == 0)
 		passivemode = 1;