diff --git a/src/common/ftp.cpp b/src/common/ftp.cpp
index c9934c1bb3..675f9eb121 100644
--- a/src/common/ftp.cpp
+++ b/src/common/ftp.cpp
@@ -685,7 +685,7 @@ wxSocketBase *wxFTP::GetActivePort()
     // addresses because the addrNew has an IP of "0.0.0.0", so we need the
     // value in addrLocal
     wxString port = GetPortCmdArgument(addrLocal, addrNew);
-    if ( !DoSimpleCommand(_T("PORT "), port) )
+    if ( !DoSimpleCommand(_T("PORT"), port) )
     {
         m_lastError = wxPROTO_PROTERR;
         delete sockSrv;