diff --git a/thunar/thunar-list-model.c b/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
index a787621..abb4c99 100644
--- a/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
+++ b/thunar/thunar-list-model.c
@@ -2324,8 +2324,8 @@
           if (size_summary > 0)
             {
               /* generate a text which includes the size of all items in the folder */
-              size_string = g_format_size_full (size_summary, file_size_binary ? G_FORMAT_SIZE_IEC_UNITS : G_FORMAT_SIZE_DEFAULT);
-              text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d item (%s), Free space: %s", "%d items (%s), Free space: %s", nrows),
+              size_string = thunar_file_get_size_string_long (file, file_size_binary);
+              text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d item   %s   Free space: %s", "%d items   %s   Free space: %s", nrows),
                                       nrows, size_string, fspace_string);
               g_free (size_string);
             }
@@ -2361,8 +2361,8 @@
         }
       else if (G_UNLIKELY (thunar_file_is_symlink (file)))
         {
-          size_string = thunar_file_get_size_string_formatted (file, file_size_binary);
-          text = g_strdup_printf (_("\"%s\" (%s) link to %s"), thunar_file_get_display_name (file),
+          size_string = thunar_file_get_size_string_long (file, file_size_binary);
+          text = g_strdup_printf (_("\"%s\"   %s   link to %s"), thunar_file_get_display_name (file),
                                   size_string, thunar_file_get_symlink_target (file));
           g_free (size_string);
         }
@@ -2379,7 +2379,7 @@
           description = g_content_type_get_description (content_type);
           size_string = thunar_file_get_size_string_long (file, file_size_binary);
           /* I18N, first %s is the display name of the file, 2nd the file size, 3rd the content type */
-          text = g_strdup_printf (_("\"%s\" (%s) %s"), thunar_file_get_display_name (file),
+          text = g_strdup_printf (_("\"%s\"   %s   %s"), thunar_file_get_display_name (file),
                                   size_string, description);
           g_free (description);
           g_free (size_string);
@@ -2456,19 +2456,19 @@
      /* text for the items in the folder */
      if (non_folder_count > 0)
         {
-          size_string = g_format_size_full (size_summary, file_size_binary ? G_FORMAT_SIZE_IEC_UNITS : G_FORMAT_SIZE_DEFAULT);
+          size_string = thunar_file_get_size_string_long (file, file_size_binary);
           if (folder_count > 0)
             {
               /* item count if there are also folders in the selection */
-              non_folder_text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d other item selected (%s)",
-                                                           "%d other items selected (%s)",
+              non_folder_text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d other item selected   %s",
+                                                           "%d other items selected   %s",
                                                            non_folder_count), non_folder_count, size_string);
             }
           else
             {
               /* only non-folders are selected */
-              non_folder_text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d item selected (%s)",
-                                                           "%d items selected (%s)",
+              non_folder_text = g_strdup_printf (ngettext ("%d item selected   %s",
+                                                           "%d items selected   %s",
                                                            non_folder_count), non_folder_count, size_string);
             }
           g_free (size_string);