In the title compound, C(15)H(9)Cl(2)FO, the F atom shows positional disorder over two positions, with site-occupancy factors of 0.747 (4) and 0.253 (4). The dihedral angle between the rings is 86.37 (10)°. In the crystal, C-H⋯O contacts connect the mol-ecules into chains along the c axis. The shortest inter-centroid distance between two aromatic systems is 3.6686 (12) Å and is apparent between the halogenated rings.