diff --git a/.config/lf/lfrc b/.config/lf/lfrc
index 315ac3f7..a7e45b23 100644
--- a/.config/lf/lfrc
+++ b/.config/lf/lfrc
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ set previewer '~/.config/lf/scope'
 
 # cmds/functions
 cmd open ${{
-    case $(file --mime-type "$(readlink -f $f)" -b) in
+    case $(xdg-mime query filetype "$(readlink -f $f)" -b) in
 	application/vnd.openxmlformats-officedocument.spreadsheetml.sheet) localc $fx ;;
 	image/vnd.djvu|application/pdf|application/octet-stream|application/postscript) setsid -f zathura $fx >/dev/null 2>&1 ;;
         text/*|application/json|inode/x-empty) $EDITOR $fx;;