diff --git a/install/rhel/vsftpd.conf b/install/rhel/vsftpd.conf
index a9dd3cdc6..ff59caca7 100644
--- a/install/rhel/vsftpd.conf
+++ b/install/rhel/vsftpd.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pam_service_name=vsftpd
 userlist_enable=YES
 tcp_wrappers=YES
 force_dot_files=YES
+ascii_upload_enable=YES
+ascii_download_enable=YES
 pasv_enable=YES
 pasv_max_port=12100
 pasv_min_port=12000
diff --git a/install/ubuntu/vsftpd.conf b/install/ubuntu/vsftpd.conf
index 274a5432f..f5aab2f52 100644
--- a/install/ubuntu/vsftpd.conf
+++ b/install/ubuntu/vsftpd.conf
@@ -13,6 +13,8 @@ pam_service_name=vsftpd
 userlist_enable=NO
 tcp_wrappers=YES
 force_dot_files=YES
+ascii_upload_enable=YES
+ascii_download_enable=YES
 #allow_writable_chroot=YES
 allow_writeable_chroot=YES
 seccomp_sandbox=NO