diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index d9bc00de3..b1117984c 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -174,7 +174,6 @@ enum LsError {
     IOError(std::io::Error),
     IOErrorContext(std::io::Error, PathBuf, bool),
     BlockSizeParseError(String),
-    ConflictingArgumentDired,
     DiredAndZeroAreIncompatible,
     AlreadyListedError(PathBuf),
     TimeStyleParseError(String, Vec<String>),
@@ -188,7 +187,6 @@ impl UError for LsError {
             Self::IOErrorContext(_, _, false) => 1,
             Self::IOErrorContext(_, _, true) => 2,
             Self::BlockSizeParseError(_) => 2,
-            Self::ConflictingArgumentDired => 1,
             Self::DiredAndZeroAreIncompatible => 2,
             Self::AlreadyListedError(_) => 2,
             Self::TimeStyleParseError(_, _) => 2,
@@ -204,9 +202,6 @@ impl Display for LsError {
             Self::BlockSizeParseError(s) => {
                 write!(f, "invalid --block-size argument {}", s.quote())
             }
-            Self::ConflictingArgumentDired => {
-                write!(f, "--dired requires --format=long")
-            }
             Self::DiredAndZeroAreIncompatible => {
                 write!(f, "--dired and --zero are incompatible")
             }
@@ -1084,8 +1079,9 @@ impl Config {
         };
 
         let dired = options.get_flag(options::DIRED);
-        if dired && format != Format::Long {
-            return Err(Box::new(LsError::ConflictingArgumentDired));
+        if dired {
+            // --dired implies --format=long
+            format = Format::Long;
         }
         if dired && format == Format::Long && options.get_flag(options::ZERO) {
             return Err(Box::new(LsError::DiredAndZeroAreIncompatible));
diff --git a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
index 498d6284f..ce56868c5 100644
--- a/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
+++ b/tests/by-util/test_ls.rs
@@ -3929,15 +3929,16 @@ fn test_ls_perm_io_errors() {
 }
 
 #[test]
-fn test_ls_dired_incompatible() {
+fn test_ls_dired_implies_long() {
     let scene = TestScenario::new(util_name!());
 
     scene
         .ucmd()
         .arg("--dired")
-        .fails()
-        .code_is(1)
-        .stderr_contains("--dired requires --format=long");
+        .succeeds()
+        .stdout_does_not_contain("//DIRED//")
+        .stdout_contains("  total 0")
+        .stdout_contains("//DIRED-OPTIONS// --quoting-style");
 }
 
 #[test]