diff --git a/lisp/emacspeak-dired.el b/lisp/emacspeak-dired.el
index d338d41..c8c1379 100644
--- a/lisp/emacspeak-dired.el
+++ b/lisp/emacspeak-dired.el
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ On a directory line, run du -s on the directory to speak its size."
   (define-key dired-mode-map "\C-t" 'emacspeak-dired-speak-symlink-target)
   (define-key dired-mode-map "\C-i" 'emacspeak-speak-next-field)
   (define-key dired-mode-map  "," 'emacspeak-speak-previous-field))
-(add-hook 'emacspeak-dired-initialize 'append)
+(add-hook 'dired-mode-hook 'emacspeak-dired-initialize 'append)
 
 ;;}}}
 (provide 'emacspeak-dired)