diff --git a/ckcftp.c b/ckcftp.c
index 7780cdd..f4f813f 100644
--- a/ckcftp.c
+++ b/ckcftp.c
@@ -951,7 +951,7 @@ int ftp_log = 1;                        /* FTP Auto-login */
 int sav_log = -1;
 int ftp_action = 0;                     /* FTP action from command line */
 int ftp_dates = 1;                      /* Set file dates from server */
-int ftp_xfermode = XMODE_A;		/* FTP-specific transfer mode */
+int ftp_xfermode = XMODE_M;		/* FTP-specific transfer mode */
 
 char ftp_reply_str[FTP_BUFSIZ] = "";    /* Last line of previous reply */
 char ftp_srvtyp[SRVNAMLEN] = { NUL, NUL }; /* Server's system type */
diff --git a/ckcmai.c b/ckcmai.c
index a84b9cb..8c08087 100644
--- a/ckcmai.c
+++ b/ckcmai.c
@@ -1408,7 +1408,7 @@ int deblog = 0,                         /* Debug log is open */
     cursor_save = -1,                   /* Cursor state */
 #endif /* OS2 */
 
-    xfermode = XMODE_A,                 /* Transfer mode, manual or auto */
+    xfermode = XMODE_M,                 /* Transfer mode, manual or auto */
     xfiletype = -1,                     /* Transfer only text (or binary) */
     recursive = 0,                      /* Recursive directory traversal */
     nolinks   = 2,                      /* Don't follow symbolic links */