diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index d8be7768f..d79e3cf40 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -3242,9 +3242,6 @@ static int getorderstr(char *sort)
 {
 	int i = 0;
 
-	if (cfg.filtermode)
-		sort[i++] = 'F';
-
 	if (cfg.showhidden)
 		sort[i++] = 'H';
 
@@ -3270,7 +3267,7 @@ static int getorderstr(char *sort)
 static void showfilterinfo(void)
 {
 	int i = 0;
-	char info[REGEX_MAX] = "\0\0\0\0\0\0";
+	char info[REGEX_MAX] = "\0\0\0\0\0";
 
 	i = getorderstr(info);
 
@@ -6503,7 +6500,10 @@ static void statusbar(char *path)
 		       (cfg.apparentsz ? 'a' : 'd'), buf, coolsize(get_fs_info(path, VFS_AVAIL)),
 		       num_files, (ullong_t)pent->blocks << blk_shift, ptr);
 	} else { /* light or detail mode */
-		char sort[] = "\0\0\0\0\0\0";
+		char sort[] = "\0\0\0\0\0";
+
+		if (cfg.filtermode)
+			addstr("F ");
 
 		if (getorderstr(sort))
 			addstr(sort);