diff --git a/status-bar b/status-bar
index f091bc9..a81c7a9 100755
--- a/status-bar
+++ b/status-bar
@@ -32,7 +32,7 @@ status_cpu() {
 }
 
 status_mem() {
-  printf '%.0f%%' "$(free -h | awk 'NR == 2 {print $3 * 100 / $2}')"
+  printf '%.0f%%' "$(free | awk 'NR == 2 {print $3 * 100 / $2}')"
 }
 
 status_bl () {