diff --git a/emacs.el b/emacs.el
index 3a49302..d4817d9 100644
--- a/emacs.el
+++ b/emacs.el
@@ -1286,6 +1286,8 @@ ARG is num to show, or defaults to 7."
 (set-variable 'dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets nil)
 (set-variable 'dired-hide-details-hide-information-lines nil)
 
+(set-variable 'dired-deletion-confirmer 'y-or-n-p)
+
 ;; (add-hook 'dired-after-readin-hook
 ;;           'my-replace-nasi-none)