diff --git a/bash_completion b/bash_completion
index b441a1de..259e3b09 100644
--- a/bash_completion
+++ b/bash_completion
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #   bash_completion - some programmable completion functions for bash 2.05a
 #
-#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.135 2002/02/20 01:12:52 ianmacd Exp $
+#   $Id: bash_completion,v 1.136 2002/02/20 03:56:08 ianmacd Exp $
 #
 #   Copyright (C) Ian Macdonald <ian@caliban.org>
 #
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ _man()
 		return 0
 	fi
 
-	manpath=$( manpath )
+	manpath=$( man --path )
 	if [ -z "$manpath" ]; then
 		COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -c $cur ) )
 		return 0