diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index 7dbcfa75d08d..3b9f5ac4325c 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -4423,20 +4423,24 @@ print_long_format (const struct fileinfo *f)
     }
 
   dired_outbuf (buf, p - buf);
-  size_t w = print_name_with_quoting (f, false, &dired_obstack, p - buf);
 
   if (f->filetype == symbolic_link)
     {
+      size_t w = print_name_with_quoting (f, true, &dired_obstack, p - buf);
       if (f->linkname)
         {
-          dired_outstring (" -> ");
-          print_name_with_quoting (f, true, NULL, (p - buf) + w + 4);
+          dired_outstring (" <- ");
+          print_name_with_quoting (f, false, NULL, (p - buf) + w + 4);
           if (indicator_style != none)
             print_type_indicator (true, f->linkmode, unknown);
         }
     }
-  else if (indicator_style != none)
-    print_type_indicator (f->stat_ok, f->stat.st_mode, f->filetype);
+  else
+    {
+      print_name_with_quoting (f, false, NULL, p - buf);
+      if (indicator_style != none)
+	print_type_indicator (f->stat_ok, f->stat.st_mode, f->filetype);
+    }
 }
 
 /* Write to *BUF a quoted representation of the file name NAME, if non-null,