diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
index 12058b6826..db62918335 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ int main(void)
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_URL, "ftp://example.com/file.txt");
     curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_USE_SSL, CURLUSESSL_CONTROL);
     /* go back to clear-text FTP after authenticating */
-    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, (long)CURLFTPSSL_CCC_ACTIVE);
+    curl_easy_setopt(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, CURLFTPSSL_CCC_ACTIVE);
     res = curl_easy_perform(curl);
     curl_easy_cleanup(curl);
   }
diff --git a/include/curl/curl.h b/include/curl/curl.h
index ac4e0c1e47..9af7d6433a 100644
--- a/include/curl/curl.h
+++ b/include/curl/curl.h
@@ -979,11 +979,12 @@ typedef enum {
 #endif /* !CURL_NO_OLDIES */
 
 /* parameter for the CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC option */
+#define CURLFTPSSL_CCC_NONE    0L /* do not send CCC */
+#define CURLFTPSSL_CCC_PASSIVE 1L /* Let the server initiate the shutdown */
+#define CURLFTPSSL_CCC_ACTIVE  2L /* Initiate the shutdown */
+
 typedef enum {
-  CURLFTPSSL_CCC_NONE,    /* do not send CCC */
-  CURLFTPSSL_CCC_PASSIVE, /* Let the server initiate the shutdown */
-  CURLFTPSSL_CCC_ACTIVE,  /* Initiate the shutdown */
-  CURLFTPSSL_CCC_LAST     /* not an option, never use */
+  CURLFTPSSL_CCC_LAST = 3 /* not an option, never use */
 } curl_ftpccc;
 
 /* parameter for the CURLOPT_FTPSSLAUTH option */
diff --git a/src/config2setopts.c b/src/config2setopts.c
index 10c7b9a703..7c2963a19b 100644
--- a/src/config2setopts.c
+++ b/src/config2setopts.c
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ static CURLcode ftp_setopts(struct OperationConfig *config, CURL *curl)
 
   /* new in curl 7.16.1 */
   if(config->ftp_ssl_ccc)
-    my_setopt_enum(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, (long)config->ftp_ssl_ccc_mode);
+    my_setopt_enum(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC, config->ftp_ssl_ccc_mode);
 
   my_setopt_str(curl, CURLOPT_FTP_ACCOUNT, config->ftp_account);
 
diff --git a/src/tool_cfgable.h b/src/tool_cfgable.h
index bd32ab2d42..c52f09d1f5 100644
--- a/src/tool_cfgable.h
+++ b/src/tool_cfgable.h
@@ -226,7 +226,7 @@ struct OperationConfig {
   unsigned long timecond;
   HttpReq httpreq;
   long proxyver;             /* set to CURLPROXY_HTTP* define */
-  int ftp_ssl_ccc_mode;
+  long ftp_ssl_ccc_mode;
   int ftp_filemethod;
   enum {
     CLOBBER_DEFAULT, /* Provides compatibility with previous versions of curl,
diff --git a/src/tool_paramhlp.c b/src/tool_paramhlp.c
index c037189610..546f18775a 100644
--- a/src/tool_paramhlp.c
+++ b/src/tool_paramhlp.c
@@ -635,7 +635,7 @@ int ftpfilemethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str)
   return CURLFTPMETHOD_MULTICWD;
 }
 
-int ftpcccmethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str)
+long ftpcccmethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str)
 {
   if(curl_strequal("passive", str))
     return CURLFTPSSL_CCC_PASSIVE;
diff --git a/src/tool_paramhlp.h b/src/tool_paramhlp.h
index 0be9c8968c..6b201d6f48 100644
--- a/src/tool_paramhlp.h
+++ b/src/tool_paramhlp.h
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ ParameterError add2list(struct curl_slist **list, const char *ptr);
 
 int ftpfilemethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str);
 
-int ftpcccmethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str);
+long ftpcccmethod(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str);
 
 long delegation(struct OperationConfig *config, const char *str);