diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
index a721ca22db47..90373c61d7cc 100644
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -504,13 +504,13 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[], char **envp)
 					    (struct sockaddr *)&his_addr,
 					    &addrlen);
 					if (fd >= 0) {
-					if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
-						/* child */
-						(void) dup2(fd, 0);
-						(void) dup2(fd, 1);
-						close(ctl_sock[i]);
-					} else
-						close(fd);
+						if ((pid = fork()) == 0) {
+							/* child */
+							(void) dup2(fd, 0);
+							(void) dup2(fd, 1);
+							close(ctl_sock[i]);
+						} else
+							close(fd);
 					}
 				}
 			if (pid == 0)