if((conn->data->set.ftp_filemethod == FTPFILE_NOCWD) && !ftpc->cwdcount)
/* No CWD necessary */
result = ftp_state_mdtm(conn);
- else if(conn->bits.reuse && ftpc->entrypath) {
+ else if(conn->bits.reuse && ftpc->entrypath &&
+ /* no need to go to entrypath when we have an absolute path */
+ !(ftpc->dirdepth && ftpc->dirs[0][0] == '/')) {
/* This is a re-used connection. Since we change directory to where the
transfer is taking place, we must first get back to the original dir
where we ended up after login: */