diff --git a/lib/vssh/libssh.c b/lib/vssh/libssh.c
index e5b8de6017..bcdc30eb1e 100644
--- a/lib/vssh/libssh.c
+++ b/lib/vssh/libssh.c
@@ -3030,11 +3030,6 @@ static CURLcode sftp_send(struct Curl_easy *data, int sockindex,
   if(!sshc)
     return CURLE_FAILED_INIT;
 
-  /* limit the writes to the maximum specified in Section 3 of
-   * https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-02
-   */
-  if(len > 32768)
-    len = 32768;
 #if LIBSSH_VERSION_INT > SSH_VERSION_INT(0, 11, 0)
   switch(sshc->sftp_send_state) {
     case 0:
@@ -3067,6 +3062,17 @@ static CURLcode sftp_send(struct Curl_easy *data, int sockindex,
       return CURLE_SEND_ERROR;
   }
 #else
+  /*
+   * limit the writes to the maximum specified in Section 3 of
+   * https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-ietf-secsh-filexfer-02
+   *
+   * libssh started applying appropriate read/write length limits
+   * internally since version 0.11.0, hence such an operation is
+   * not needed for versions after (and including) 0.11.0.
+   */
+  if(len > 32768)
+    len = 32768;
+
   nwrite = sftp_write(sshc->sftp_file, mem, len);
 
   myssh_block2waitfor(conn, sshc, FALSE);