diff --git a/fsspec/implementations/ftp.py b/fsspec/implementations/ftp.py
index 4e4929096..415f48449 100644
--- a/fsspec/implementations/ftp.py
+++ b/fsspec/implementations/ftp.py
@@ -364,15 +364,17 @@ def _mlsd2(ftp, path="."):
     minfo = []
     ftp.dir(path, lines.append)
     for line in lines:
-        line = line.split()
+        split_line = line.split()
+        if len(split_line) < 9:
+            continue
         this = (
-            line[-1],
+            split_line[-1],
             {
-                "modify": " ".join(line[5:8]),
-                "unix.owner": line[2],
-                "unix.group": line[3],
-                "unix.mode": line[0],
-                "size": line[4],
+                "modify": " ".join(split_line[5:8]),
+                "unix.owner": split_line[2],
+                "unix.group": split_line[3],
+                "unix.mode": split_line[0],
+                "size": split_line[4],
             },
         )
         if "d" == this[1]["unix.mode"][0]: