diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index 680679a..4cfb7c7 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -1149,6 +1149,17 @@ restore_default_color (void)
   put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_RIGHT]);
 }
 
+static void
+set_normal_color (void)
+{
+ if (color_indicator[C_NORM].string != NULL)
+   {
+     put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_LEFT]);
+     put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_NORM]);
+     put_indicator (&color_indicator[C_RIGHT]);
+   }
+}
+
 /* An ordinary signal was received; arrange for the program to exit.  */
 
 static void
@@ -3444,6 +3455,8 @@ print_current_files (void)
     case long_format:
       for (i = 0; i < cwd_n_used; i++)
         {
+          if (print_with_color)
+            set_normal_color ();
           print_long_format (sorted_file[i]);
           DIRED_PUTCHAR ('\n');
         }
@@ -4048,6 +4061,9 @@ print_file_name_and_frills (const struct fileinfo *f, size_t start_col)
 {
   char buf[MAX (LONGEST_HUMAN_READABLE + 1, INT_BUFSIZE_BOUND (uintmax_t))];
 
+  if (print_with_color)
+    set_normal_color ();
+
   if (print_inode)
     printf ("%*s ", format == with_commas ? 0 : inode_number_width,
             format_inode (buf, sizeof buf, f));