diff --git a/coreutils-colorls.csh b/coreutils-colorls.csh
index bc07508..caabb61 100755
--- a/coreutils-colorls.csh
+++ b/coreutils-colorls.csh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ if ($?TERM) then
   endif
 endif
 if ( -e "/etc/DIR_COLORS.256color" ) then
-  if ( "`infocmp $TERM | sed -n 's/.*colors#\([0-9]\+\).*/\1/p'`" == "256" ) then
+  if ( "`tput colors`" == "256" ) then
      set COLORS=/etc/DIR_COLORS.256color
   endif 
 endif
diff --git a/coreutils-colorls.sh b/coreutils-colorls.sh
index 8c75ad4..0319fbd 100755
--- a/coreutils-colorls.sh
+++ b/coreutils-colorls.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ if [ -z "$LS_COLORS" ]; then
   COLORS=/etc/DIR_COLORS
   [ -e "/etc/DIR_COLORS.$TERM" ] && COLORS="/etc/DIR_COLORS.$TERM"
   [ -e "/etc/DIR_COLORS.256color" ] && \
-     [ "`infocmp $TERM | sed -n 's/.*colors#\([0-9]\+\).*/\1/p'`" = "256" ] && \
+     [ "`tput colors 2>/dev/null`" == "256" ] && \
      COLORS="/etc/DIR_COLORS.256color"
   [ -e "$HOME/.dircolors" ] && COLORS="$HOME/.dircolors"
   [ -e "$HOME/.dir_colors" ] && COLORS="$HOME/.dir_colors"