diff --git a/src/bin/coreutils/src/ls.c b/src/bin/coreutils/src/ls.c
index 6d75b35f1d..588a0b28d0 100644
--- a/src/bin/coreutils/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/bin/coreutils/src/ls.c
@@ -1520,7 +1520,9 @@ decode_switches (int argc, char **argv)
         {
           format = many_per_line;
           /* See description of qmark_funny_chars, above.  */
+#ifndef __HAIKU__
           qmark_funny_chars = true;
+#endif
         }
       else
         {