diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index b293e4f7..6705c3af 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-VERSION = 0.5
+VERSION = 0.6
 
 PREFIX = /usr/local
 MANPREFIX = $(PREFIX)/man
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ BIN = noice
 all: $(BIN)
 
 $(BIN): $(OBJ)
-	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LDLIBS)
+	$(CC) $(CFLAGS) -o $@ $(OBJ) $(LDFLAGS) $(LDLIBS)
 
 noice.o: util.h config.h
 strlcat.o: util.h
diff --git a/config.def.h b/config.def.h
index 663351a9..bffc69d5 100644
--- a/config.def.h
+++ b/config.def.h
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 /* See LICENSE file for copyright and license details. */
-#define CWD "cwd: "
+#define CWD   "cwd: "
 #define CURSR " > "
 #define EMPTY "   "
 
-int mtimeorder = 0; /* Set to 1 to sort by time modified */
+int mtimeorder  = 0; /* Set to 1 to sort by time modified */
 int idletimeout = 0; /* Screensaver timeout in seconds, 0 to disable */
-char *idlecmd = "rain"; /* The screensaver program */
+int showhidden  = 0; /* Set to 1 to show hidden files by default */
+char *idlecmd   = "rain"; /* The screensaver program */
 
 struct assoc assocs[] = {
 	//{ "\\.(avi|mp4|mkv|mp3|ogg|flac|mov)$", "mpv" },
diff --git a/noice.c b/noice.c
index 0e3eca7c..e9e4e653 100644
--- a/noice.c
+++ b/noice.c
@@ -256,6 +256,12 @@ setfilter(regex_t *regex, char *filter)
 	return r;
 }
 
+void
+initfilter(int dot, char **ifilter)
+{
+	*ifilter = dot ? "." : "^[^.]";
+}
+
 int
 visible(regex_t *regex, char *file)
 {
@@ -793,10 +799,9 @@ nochange:
 			DPRINTF_S(path);
 			goto begin;
 		case SEL_TOGGLEDOT:
-			if (strcmp(fltr, ifilter) != 0)
-				strlcpy(fltr, ifilter, sizeof(fltr));
-			else
-				strlcpy(fltr, ".", sizeof(fltr));
+			showhidden ^= 1;
+			initfilter(showhidden, &ifilter);
+			strlcpy(fltr, ifilter, sizeof(fltr));
 			goto begin;
 		case SEL_MTIME:
 			mtimeorder = !mtimeorder;
@@ -855,9 +860,8 @@ main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	}
 
 	if (getuid() == 0)
-		ifilter = ".";
-	else
-		ifilter = "^[^.]"; /* Hide dotfiles */
+		showhidden = 1;
+	initfilter(showhidden, &ifilter);
 
 	if (argv[1] != NULL) {
 		ipath = argv[1];