diff --git a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
index 7c579ff0cf..c8f1f5254b 100644
--- a/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
+++ b/crates/nu-command/src/filesystem/ls.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 use crate::DirBuilder;
 use crate::DirInfo;
-use chrono::{DateTime, Utc};
+use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
 use nu_engine::env::current_dir;
 use nu_engine::CallExt;
 use nu_protocol::ast::Call;
@@ -477,9 +477,9 @@ pub(crate) fn dir_entry_dict(
         if long {
             cols.push("created".to_string());
             if let Ok(c) = md.created() {
-                let utc: DateTime<Utc> = c.into();
+                let utc: DateTime<Local> = c.into();
                 vals.push(Value::Date {
-                    val: utc.into(),
+                    val: utc.with_timezone(utc.offset()),
                     span,
                 });
             } else {
@@ -488,9 +488,9 @@ pub(crate) fn dir_entry_dict(
 
             cols.push("accessed".to_string());
             if let Ok(a) = md.accessed() {
-                let utc: DateTime<Utc> = a.into();
+                let utc: DateTime<Local> = a.into();
                 vals.push(Value::Date {
-                    val: utc.into(),
+                    val: utc.with_timezone(utc.offset()),
                     span,
                 });
             } else {
@@ -500,9 +500,9 @@ pub(crate) fn dir_entry_dict(
 
         cols.push("modified".to_string());
         if let Ok(m) = md.modified() {
-            let utc: DateTime<Utc> = m.into();
+            let utc: DateTime<Local> = m.into();
             vals.push(Value::Date {
-                val: utc.into(),
+                val: utc.with_timezone(utc.offset()),
                 span,
             });
         } else {