diff --git a/src/du/du.rs b/src/du/du.rs
index 371cc4aa8..8e17a7bd4 100644
--- a/src/du/du.rs
+++ b/src/du/du.rs
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ Try '{} --help' for more information.",
                 let len = len.unwrap();
                 for (index, stat) in iter.enumerate() {
                     let size = if matches.opt_present("apparent-size") {
-                        stat.nlink * stat.size
+                        stat.size
                     } else if matches.opt_present("b") {
                         stat.size
                     } else {