diff --git a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.7c.bb b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.7c.bb
index b8f2b50f79..7aee6d1281 100644
--- a/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.7c.bb
+++ b/meta-networking/recipes-daemons/proftpd/proftpd_1.3.7c.bb
@@ -28,6 +28,9 @@ inherit autotools-brokensep useradd update-rc.d systemd multilib_script
 # fixed-version: version 1.2.0rc3 removed affected module
 CVE_CHECK_IGNORE += "CVE-2001-0027"
 
+# the issue is not a vulnerability, works as expected
+CVE_CHECK_IGNORE += "CVE-2021-47865"
+
 PACKAGECONFIG ??= "shadow \
                    ${@bb.utils.filter('DISTRO_FEATURES', 'ipv6 pam', d)} \
                    static \