diff --git a/Makefile b/Makefile
index 057ae34d..49b4b0a9 100644
--- a/Makefile
+++ b/Makefile
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
+O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
 ifneq ($(filter debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
@@ -100,6 +101,10 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
+	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) ncursesw && echo 1),1)
 	CFLAGS_CURSES ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags ncursesw)
 	LDLIBS_CURSES ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs   ncursesw)
diff --git a/misc/haiku/Makefile b/misc/haiku/Makefile
index 9beb12ba..b9b0dbf4 100644
--- a/misc/haiku/Makefile
+++ b/misc/haiku/Makefile
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ O_QSORT := 0  # use Alexey Tourbin's QSORT implementation
 O_BENCH := 0  # benchmark mode (stops at first user input)
 O_NOSSN := 0  # enable session support
 O_NOUG := 0  # disable user, group name in status bar
+O_CKBOARD := 0  # use checker board (stipple) in detail mode
 
 # convert targets to flags for backwards compatibility
 ifneq ($(filter debug,$(MAKECMDGOALS)),)
@@ -99,6 +100,10 @@ ifeq ($(strip $(O_NOUG)),1)
 	CPPFLAGS += -DNOUG
 endif
 
+ifeq ($(strip $(O_CKBOARD)),1)
+	CPPFLAGS += -DCKBOARD
+endif
+
 ifeq ($(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) ncursesw && echo 1),1)
 	CFLAGS_CURSES ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --cflags ncursesw)
 	LDLIBS_CURSES ?= $(shell $(PKG_CONFIG) --libs   ncursesw)
diff --git a/src/nnn.c b/src/nnn.c
index cbfcfdf8..967363d3 100644
--- a/src/nnn.c
+++ b/src/nnn.c
@@ -3736,7 +3736,11 @@ static void printent_long(const struct entry *ent, uint_t namecols, bool sel)
 {
 	int attrs1 = g_state.oldcolor ? A_DIM : COLOR_PAIR(C_MIS);
 
+#ifdef CKBOARD
 	addch(sel ? ACS_CKBOARD : ' ');
+#else
+	addch(sel ? '>' : ' ');
+#endif
 	attron(attrs1);
 	print_details(ent);
 	attroff(attrs1);