diff --git a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
index 12058b6826..1e3170ec8a 100644
--- a/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
+++ b/docs/libcurl/opts/CURLOPT_FTP_SSL_CCC.md
@@ -63,13 +63,18 @@ 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);
   }
 }
 ~~~
 
+# HISTORY
+
+CURLFTPSSL_\* enums became `long` types in 8.16.0, prior to this version
+a `long` cast is necessary when passing to curl_easy_setopt(3).
+
 # %AVAILABILITY%
 
 # RETURN VALUE