diff --git a/app/views/directories/index.html.haml b/app/views/directories/index.html.haml
index 7f6ad13e66a..8d136a31fb1 100644
--- a/app/views/directories/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/directories/index.html.haml
@@ -28,10 +28,9 @@
                 %td.accounts-table__count.optional
                   = number_to_human account.statuses_count, strip_insignificant_zeros: true
                   %small= t('accounts.posts', count: account.statuses_count).downcase
-                - unless Setting.hide_followers_count
-                  %td.accounts-table__count.optional
-                    = number_to_human account.followers_count, strip_insignificant_zeros: true
-                    %small= t('accounts.followers', count: account.followers_count).downcase
+                %td.accounts-table__count.optional
+                  = Setting.hide_followers_count ? '-' : (number_to_human account.followers_count, strip_insignificant_zeros: true)
+                  %small= t('accounts.followers', count: account.followers_count).downcase
                 %td.accounts-table__count
                   - if account.last_status_at.present?
                     %time.time-ago{ datetime: account.last_status_at.iso8601, title: l(account.last_status_at) }= l account.last_status_at