diff --git a/completions/man b/completions/man
index 9ebdb1c3..9a666637 100644
--- a/completions/man
+++ b/completions/man
@@ -26,6 +26,7 @@ _man()
             return
             ;;
         -P|--pager)
+            compopt -o filenames
             COMPREPLY=( $( compgen -c -- "$cur" ) )
             return
             ;;