diff --git a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
index 3d3864019..d9a6aefb1 100644
--- a/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
+++ b/modules/emacs/dired/config.el
@@ -3,9 +3,10 @@
 (use-package! dired
   :commands dired-jump
   :init
-  (setq dired-auto-revert-buffer (lambda (dir) (not (file-remote-p dir)))  ; don't prompt to revert; just do it
-        dired-dwim-target t  ; suggest a target for moving/copying intelligently
+  (setq dired-dwim-target t  ; suggest a target for moving/copying intelligently
         dired-hide-details-hide-symlink-targets nil
+        ;; don't prompt to revert, just do it
+        dired-auto-revert-buffer #'dired-buffer-stale-p
         ;; Always copy/delete recursively
         dired-recursive-copies  'always
         dired-recursive-deletes 'top
@@ -50,6 +51,11 @@ Fixes #3939: unsortable dired entries on Windows."
   ;; Don't complain about this command being disabled when we use it
   (put 'dired-find-alternate-file 'disabled nil)
 
+  (defadvice! +dired--no-revert-in-virtual-buffers-a (&rest args)
+    "Don't auto-revert in dired-virtual buffers (see `dired-virtual-revert')."
+    :before-while #'dired-buffer-stale-p
+    (not (eq revert-buffer-function #'dired-virtual-revert)))
+
   (map! :map dired-mode-map
         ;; Kill all dired buffers on q
         :ng "q" #'+dired/quit-all