diff --git a/shrc b/shrc
index 7f17426..ad6cf5f 100755
--- a/shrc
+++ b/shrc
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ alias cp="cp -v"
 alias mv="mv -v"
 alias rm="rm -v"
 alias mkdir="mkdir -v"
-alias rmdir="rmdir -v"
+$gnu_coreutils && alias rmdir="rmdir -v"
 alias psaux="ps auxww"
 alias modest="ionice -c 2 -n 7 nice -n 19"
 alias e=exec