diff --git a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
index 4860d767d4..d8a774db09 100644
--- a/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
+++ b/wp-admin/includes/class-wp-filesystem-ftpext.php
@@ -79,7 +79,10 @@ class WP_Filesystem_FTPext extends WP_Filesystem_Base {
 			$this->errors->add('auth', sprintf(__('Username/Password incorrect for %s'), $this->options['username']));
 			return false;
 		}
-
+		
+		//Set the Connection to use Passive FTP
+		@ftp_pasv( $this->link, true ); 
+		
 		return true;
 	}