diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.y b/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpcmd.y
@@ -451,12 +451,12 @@
 	| LIST check_login CRLF
 		{
 			if ($2)
-				retrieve(_PATH_LS " -lgA", "");
+				retrieve(_PATH_LS " -lA", "");
 		}
 	| LIST check_login SP pathstring CRLF
 		{
 			if ($2)
-				retrieve(_PATH_LS " -lgA %s", $4);
+				retrieve(_PATH_LS " -lA %s", $4);
 			free($4);
 		}
 	| STAT check_login SP pathname CRLF
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8 b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.8
@@ -276,7 +276,7 @@
 .It EPSV Ta "prepare for server-to-server transfer, multiprotocol"
 .It FEAT Ta "give information on extended features of server"
 .It HELP Ta "give help information"
-.It LIST Ta "give list files in a directory" Pq Dq Li "ls -lgA"
+.It LIST Ta "give list files in a directory" Pq Dq Li "ls -lA"
 .It LPRT Ta "specify data connection port, multiprotocol"
 .It LPSV Ta "prepare for server-to-server transfer, multiprotocol"
 .It MDTM Ta "show last modification time of file"
diff --git a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
--- a/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
+++ b/libexec/ftpd/ftpd.c
@@ -2321,7 +2321,7 @@
 	struct stat st;
 
 	code = lstat(filename, &st) == 0 && S_ISDIR(st.st_mode) ? 212 : 213;
-	(void)snprintf(line, sizeof(line), _PATH_LS " -lgA %s", filename);
+	(void)snprintf(line, sizeof(line), _PATH_LS " -lA %s", filename);
 	fin = ftpd_popen(line, "r");
 	if (fin == NULL) {
 		perror_reply(551, filename);