diff --git a/lisp/init-dired.el b/lisp/init-dired.el
index 06bb50f..e463e07 100644
--- a/lisp/init-dired.el
+++ b/lisp/init-dired.el
@@ -17,7 +17,8 @@
 
 ;; show human readable file size
 ;; https://github.com/d12frosted/homebrew-emacs-plus/issues/383#issuecomment-899157143
-(setq insert-directory-program "gls" dired-use-ls-dired t)
+(setq insert-directory-program (if (eq system-type 'darwin) "gls" "ls")
+      dired-use-ls-dired t)
 (setq dired-listing-switches "-al --group-directories-first")
 
 (use-package nerd-icons-dired