diff --git a/bin/ls/extern.h b/bin/ls/extern.h
index d6b420875c3f..7f480aac04f2 100644
--- a/bin/ls/extern.h
+++ b/bin/ls/extern.h
@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@ int	 revstatcmp(const FTSENT *, const FTSENT *);
 
 void	 printcol(DISPLAY *);
 void	 printlong(DISPLAY *);
+int	 printname(const char *);
 void	 printscol(DISPLAY *);
 void	 printstream(DISPLAY *);
 void	 usage(void);
diff --git a/bin/ls/ls.c b/bin/ls/ls.c
index be19f3634a82..07ae82671368 100644
--- a/bin/ls/ls.c
+++ b/bin/ls/ls.c
@@ -470,10 +470,13 @@ traverse(int argc, char *argv[], int options)
 			 * a separator.  If multiple arguments, precede each
 			 * directory with its name.
 			 */
-			if (output)
-				(void)printf("\n%s:\n", p->fts_path);
-			else if (argc > 1) {
-				(void)printf("%s:\n", p->fts_path);
+			if (output) {
+				putchar('\n');
+				printname(p->fts_path);
+				puts(":");
+			} else if (argc > 1) {
+				printname(p->fts_path);
+				puts(":");
 				output = 1;
 			}
 			chp = fts_children(ftsp, ch_options);
diff --git a/bin/ls/print.c b/bin/ls/print.c
index 4f2907affe9f..ed8732343934 100644
--- a/bin/ls/print.c
+++ b/bin/ls/print.c
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ printscol(DISPLAY *dp)
 /*
  * print name in current style
  */
-static int
+int
 printname(const char *name)
 {
 	if (f_octal || f_octal_escape)