diff --git a/apps/ls.cpp b/apps/ls.cpp
index d5f5aeef..1f62f590 100644
--- a/apps/ls.cpp
+++ b/apps/ls.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Result<int> luna_main(int argc, char** argv)
     if (!long_list)
     {
         auto list = TRY(String::join(files, " "_sv));
-        os::println("%s", list.chars());
+        if (!list.is_empty()) os::println("%s", list.chars());
     }
     else
     {