diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index badb7c1..8fecb86 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -252,7 +252,6 @@ The recentf, savehist, saveplace, and auto-revert built-in packages are already
 ;; on disk.
 (add-hook 'after-init-hook #'global-auto-revert-mode)
 
-
 ;; recentf is an Emacs package that maintains a list of recently
 ;; accessed files, making it easier to reopen files you have worked on
 ;; recently.
diff --git a/init.el b/init.el
index 6c958d6..85624ac 100644
--- a/init.el
+++ b/init.el
@@ -404,6 +404,13 @@
       dired-recursive-copies 'always
       dired-create-destination-dirs 'ask)
 
+;; This is a higher-level predicate that wraps `dired-directory-changed-p'
+;; with additional logic. This `dired-buffer-stale-p' predicate handles remote
+;; files, wdired, unreadable dirs, and delegates to dired-directory-changed-p
+;; for modification checks.
+(defvar auto-revert-remote-files)
+(setq dired-auto-revert-buffer 'dired-buffer-stale-p)
+
 (setq dired-vc-rename-file t)
 
 ;; Disable the prompt about killing the Dired buffer for a deleted directory.