diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
index 8c3ae683c..2cf9799ed 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
@@ -327,12 +327,12 @@ cmd
 	| LIST check_login CRLF
 		{
 			if ($2)
-				retrieve("/bin/ls -lgA", "");
+				retrieve("/bin/ls -lA", "");
 		}
 	| LIST check_login SP pathname CRLF
 		{
 			if ($2 && $4 != NULL)
-				retrieve("/bin/ls -lgA %s", $4);
+				retrieve("/bin/ls -lA %s", $4);
 			if ($4 != NULL)
 				free($4);
 		}
diff --git a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
index 7c3b76d98..4795ccdf8 100644
--- a/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/appl/ftp/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -1232,7 +1232,7 @@ statfilecmd(char *filename)
 	int c;
 	char line[LINE_MAX];
 
-	(void)snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "/bin/ls -lgA %s", filename);
+	(void)snprintf(line, sizeof(line), "/bin/ls -lA %s", filename);
 	fin = ftpd_popen(line, "r");
 	lreply(211, "status of %s:", filename);
 	while ((c = getc(fin)) != EOF) {