diff --git a/gnu/usr.bin/man/lib/config.h_dist b/gnu/usr.bin/man/lib/config.h_dist
index 381ce1383ae..e76493380e2 100644
--- a/gnu/usr.bin/man/lib/config.h_dist
+++ b/gnu/usr.bin/man/lib/config.h_dist
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@
 #ifndef MANPATH_MAIN
   static char *std_sections[] = 
     {
-       "1", "8", "2", "3", "n", "4", "5", "6", "7", "9", "l", NULL
+       "1", "1aout", "8", "2", "3", "n", "4", "5", "6", "7", "9", "l", NULL
     };
 #endif