diff --git a/.profile b/.profile
index 12caa391..ea04b6f1 100755
--- a/.profile
+++ b/.profile
@@ -244,11 +244,11 @@ fi
 # Aliases for common utilities
 if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]; then
 	# Assume we have GNU coreutils
-	lsarguments='--color=auto --group-directories-first'
-	alias l="ls -hlF  --file-type $lsarguments"
-	alias la="ls -AF  --file-type $lsarguments"
-	alias ls="ls -F $lsarguments"
-	alias ll="ls -AhlF  --file-type $lsarguments"
+	lsarguments='-Fh --color=auto --group-directories-first'
+	alias l="ls -l --file-type $lsarguments"
+	alias la="ls -A --file-type $lsarguments"
+	alias ls="ls $lsarguments"
+	alias ll="ls -Al --file-type $lsarguments"
 	unset lsarguments
 
 	alias rm='rm -I'