diff --git a/app-shells/bash/files/bashrc b/app-shells/bash/files/bashrc
index c5b449bf837a2..414f8482569c4 100644
--- a/app-shells/bash/files/bashrc
+++ b/app-shells/bash/files/bashrc
@@ -52,27 +52,19 @@ esac
 # Set colorful PS1 only on colorful terminals.
 # dircolors --print-database uses its own built-in database
 # instead of using /etc/DIR_COLORS.  Try to use the external file
-# first to take advantage of user additions.  Use internal bash
-# globbing instead of external grep binary.
+# first to take advantage of user additions.
 use_color=false
-safe_term=${TERM//[^[:alnum:]]/?}   # sanitize TERM
-match_lhs=""
-[[ -f ~/.dir_colors   ]] && match_lhs="${match_lhs}$(<~/.dir_colors)"
-[[ -f /etc/DIR_COLORS ]] && match_lhs="${match_lhs}$(</etc/DIR_COLORS)"
-[[ -z ${match_lhs}    ]] \
-	&& type -P dircolors >/dev/null \
-	&& match_lhs=$(dircolors --print-database)
-[[ $'\n'${match_lhs} == *$'\n'"TERM "${safe_term}* ]] && use_color=true
-
-if ${use_color} ; then
+if type -P dircolors >/dev/null ; then
 	# Enable colors for ls, etc.  Prefer ~/.dir_colors #64489
-	if type -P dircolors >/dev/null ; then
-		if [[ -f ~/.dir_colors ]] ; then
-			eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dir_colors)"
-		elif [[ -f /etc/DIR_COLORS ]] ; then
-			eval "$(dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS)"
-		fi
+	LS_COLORS=
+	if [[ -f ~/.dir_colors ]] ; then
+		eval "$(dircolors -b ~/.dir_colors)"
+	elif [[ -f /etc/DIR_COLORS ]] ; then
+		eval "$(dircolors -b /etc/DIR_COLORS)"
+	else
+		eval "$(dircolors -b)"
 	fi
+	[[ -n ${LS_COLORS:+set} ]] && use_color=true
 else
 	# Some systems (e.g. BSD & embedded) don't typically come with
 	# dircolors so we need to hardcode some terminals in here.
@@ -107,4 +99,4 @@ for sh in /etc/bash/bashrc.d/* ; do
 done
 
 # Try to keep environment pollution down, EPA loves us.
-unset use_color safe_term match_lhs sh
+unset use_color sh