diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 9b52722..eaef8af 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -118,7 +118,9 @@ require("oil").setup({
     -- "mtime",
   },
   -- Buffer-local options to use for oil buffers
-  buf_options = {},
+  buf_options = {
+    buflisted = false,
+  },
   -- Window-local options to use for oil buffers
   win_options = {
     wrap = false,
diff --git a/doc/oil.txt b/doc/oil.txt
index 449b7a8..bf97cac 100644
--- a/doc/oil.txt
+++ b/doc/oil.txt
@@ -23,7 +23,9 @@ OPTIONS                                                              *oil-option
         -- "mtime",
       },
       -- Buffer-local options to use for oil buffers
-      buf_options = {},
+      buf_options = {
+        buflisted = false,
+      },
       -- Window-local options to use for oil buffers
       win_options = {
         wrap = false,
diff --git a/lua/oil/config.lua b/lua/oil/config.lua
index 2bc1342..1f9b133 100644
--- a/lua/oil/config.lua
+++ b/lua/oil/config.lua
@@ -8,7 +8,9 @@ local default_config = {
     -- "mtime",
   },
   -- Buffer-local options to use for oil buffers
-  buf_options = {},
+  buf_options = {
+    buflisted = false,
+  },
   -- Window-local options to use for oil buffers
   win_options = {
     wrap = false,