diff --git a/compat.c b/compat.c
--- a/compat.c
+++ b/compat.c
-@@ -175,13 +175,6 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
+@@ -177,13 +177,6 @@ void setup_protocol(int f_out,int f_in)
if (protocol_version < 30) {
if (append_mode == 1)
append_mode = 2;