diff --git a/zshrc b/zshrc
index 98f20e1..baa5ad9 100644
--- a/zshrc
+++ b/zshrc
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@ local ls_color="auto"
 local ls_on_cd="yes"
 local ls_on_init="no"
 
-if [ "$terminfo[colors]" = 16777216 ]; then
+if [ "$COLORTERM" = "24bit" -o "$COLORTERM" = "truecolor" \
+    -o "$terminfo[colors]" = 16777216 ]; then
 	local color_cwd="#209060"
 	local color_host="#176945"
 	local color_suffix="#29bc7d"