diff --git a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
index b5b1d6df2cf..0297a569cef 100644
--- a/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
+++ b/src/uu/ls/src/ls.rs
@@ -2576,26 +2576,21 @@ fn display_items(
 
         for item in items {
             #[cfg(unix)]
-            if config.inode || config.alloc_size {
-                let more_info = display_additional_leading_info(
-                    item,
-                    &padding_collection,
-                    config,
-                    &mut state.out,
-                )?;
-
-                write!(state.out, "{more_info}")?;
-            }
+            let should_display_leading_info = config.inode || config.alloc_size;
             #[cfg(not(unix))]
-            if config.alloc_size {
+            let should_display_leading_info = config.alloc_size;
+
+            if should_display_leading_info {
                 let more_info = display_additional_leading_info(
                     item,
                     &padding_collection,
                     config,
                     &mut state.out,
                 )?;
+
                 write!(state.out, "{more_info}")?;
             }
+
             display_item_long(item, &padding_collection, config, state, dired, quoted)?;
         }
     } else {