diff --git a/bin/csh/config.h b/bin/csh/config.h
index 76064f91101..9e91642bb5e 100644
--- a/bin/csh/config.h
+++ b/bin/csh/config.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 #define NLS_BUGS
 /* we want to use the system malloc when we install as /bin/csh */
 #define SYSMALLOC
+#define BSD_STYLE_COLORLS
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__bsdi__)
diff --git a/bin/csh/config_p.h b/bin/csh/config_p.h
index 76064f91101..9e91642bb5e 100644
--- a/bin/csh/config_p.h
+++ b/bin/csh/config_p.h
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@
 #define NLS_BUGS
 /* we want to use the system malloc when we install as /bin/csh */
 #define SYSMALLOC
+#define BSD_STYLE_COLORLS
 #endif
 
 #if defined(__bsdi__)