src/nnn.c | 3 ++-

diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index 0071f129309e7b70b9a30336b781567908589640..b9dd483b26de91e429e426440549c06a00fc17dd 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -3768,7 +3768,8 @@ 	attron(attrs1 | attrs2);
 	print_details(ent);
 
 #ifdef ICONS_ENABLED
-	attroff(attrs2);
+	if (!g_state.oldcolor)
+		attroff(attrs2);
 #endif
 	addch(' ');
 	if (!sel)