diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index 4dff80b3e4..51bee4c6b4 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -332,7 +332,10 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 			$limit_file = false;
 		}
 
-		$list = @ftp_rawlist($this->link, '-a ' . $path, false);
+		$pwd = @ftp_pwd();
+		$chdir = @ftp_chdir($this->link, $path);
+		$list = @ftp_rawlist($this->link, '-a', false);
+		@ftp_chdir($this->link, $pwd);
 
 		if ( empty($list) ) // Empty array = non-existent folder (real folder will show . at least)
 			return false;