diff --git a/alias.zsh b/alias.zsh
index 5408b9f0..8194a7e0 100644
--- a/alias.zsh
+++ b/alias.zsh
@@ -8,14 +8,25 @@
 setopt CORRECT               # Correct commands.
 
 # The 'ls' Family
-if zstyle -t ':omz:alias:ls' color; then
-  if [[ -f "$HOME/.dir_colors" ]] && (( $+commands[dircolors] )); then
-    eval $(dircolors "$HOME/.dir_colors")
-    alias ls='ls -hF --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+if (( $+commands[dircolors] )); then
+  # GNU core utilities.
+  alias ls='ls --group-directories-first'
+
+  if zstyle -t ':omz:alias:ls' color; then
+    if [[ -f "$HOME/.dir_colors" ]]; then
+      eval $(dircolors "$HOME/.dir_colors")
+    fi
+    alias ls="$aliases[ls] --color=auto"
   else
-    export CLICOLOR=1
+    alias ls="$aliases[ls] -F"
+  fi
+else
+  # BSD core utilities.
+  if zstyle -t ':omz:alias:ls' color; then
     export LSCOLORS="exfxcxdxbxegedabagacad"
-    alias ls='ls -G -F'
+    alias ls="ls -G"
+  else
+    alias ls='ls -F'
   fi
 fi
 
diff --git a/plugins/gnu-utils/init.zsh b/plugins/gnu-utils/init.zsh
index 8c6ca6a6..e1318d76 100644
--- a/plugins/gnu-utils/init.zsh
+++ b/plugins/gnu-utils/init.zsh
@@ -60,11 +60,15 @@ if (( $+commands[gdircolors] )); then
   }
 
   # A sensible default for ls.
-  if zstyle -t ':omz:alias:ls' color && [[ -f "$HOME/.dir_colors" ]]; then
-    eval $(gdircolors "$HOME/.dir_colors")
-    alias ls='ls -hF --group-directories-first --color=auto'
+  alias ls='ls --group-directories-first'
+
+  if zstyle -t ':omz:alias:ls' color; then
+    if [[ -f "$HOME/.dir_colors" ]]; then
+      eval $(gdircolors "$HOME/.dir_colors")
+    fi
+    alias ls="$aliases[ls] --color=auto"
   else
-    alias ls='ls -hF --group-directories-first'
+    alias ls="$aliases[ls] -F"
   fi
 fi