diff --git a/.bash_aliases b/.bash_aliases
index baf3889..8099967 100644
--- a/.bash_aliases
+++ b/.bash_aliases
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 alias sudo='sudo '
 
-alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+if [ "$OSTYPE" == "FreeBSD" ]; then
+    alias ls='ls --color=auto'
+else
+    alias ls='ls -D'
+fi
 alias ll='ls -lih'
 alias la='ls -A'
 alias l='ls -lihA'
diff --git a/.bashrc b/.bashrc
index 445545c..37e0643 100644
--- a/.bashrc
+++ b/.bashrc
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ if [ -d "$HOME/.gem/ruby/2.0.0/bin" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Colors
-eval $(dircolors -b)
+if [ "$OSTYPE" != "FreeBSD" ]; then
+    eval $(dircolors -b)
+fi
 
 # append to the history file, don't overwrite it
 shopt -s histappend