Makefile            | 5 +++++
 misc/haiku/Makefile | 5 +++++
 src/nnn.c           | 4 ++++

diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 057ae34df2fd9758d403c0a29b49c9937ec69367..49b4b0a951bc9b5a2a2442065ad1368e8f19a0bf 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
+O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
 ifneq ($(filter debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
@@ -98,6 +99,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
+	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) ncursesw && echo 1),1)
diff --git a/misc/haiku/Makefile b/misc/haiku/Makefile
index 9beb12ba0da8dc1cbab222a53b0d228dc1f019b3..b9b0dbf473866d8debe942cede2e04e882ecf34e 100644
--- a/misc/haiku/Makefile
+++ b/misc/haiku/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
+O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
 ifneq ($(filter debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
@@ -97,6 +98,10 @@ endif
 
 ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
+endif
+
+ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
+	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
 endif
 
 ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) ncursesw && echo 1),1)
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index cbfcfdf8a066ab8333aab90ee278b41fb1670142..967363d3c4303edd4f412283378fd86952fd22ea 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -3736,7 +3736,11 @@ static void printent_long(const struct entry *ent, uint_t namecols, bool sel)
 {
 	int attrs1 = g_state.oldcolor ? A_DIM : COLOR_PAIR(C_MIS);
 
+#ifdef CKBOARD
 	addch(sel ? ACS_CKBOARD : ' ');
+#else
+	addch(sel ? '>' : ' ');
+#endif
 	attron(attrs1);
 	print_details(ent);
 	attroff(attrs1);