diff --git a/usr.bin/man/man.sh b/usr.bin/man/man.sh
index e125e5be3f8..094ea11c10a 100755
--- a/usr.bin/man/man.sh
+++ b/usr.bin/man/man.sh
@@ -315,7 +315,11 @@ man_display_page() {
 		mandoc_args="-O width=${use_width}"
 	fi
 	testline="mandoc -Tlint -Wunsupp 2>/dev/null"
-	pipeline="mandoc $mandoc_args | $MANPAGER"
+	if [ -n "$tflag" ]; then
+		pipeline="mandoc -Tps $mandoc_args"
+	else
+		pipeline="mandoc $mandoc_args | $MANPAGER"
+	fi
 
 	if ! eval "$cattool $manpage | $testline" ;then
 		if which -s groff; then