--- completions/man.orig
+++ completions/man
@@ -57,7 +57,10 @@ _man()
     fi
 
     local manpath
-    if [[ $OSTYPE == *@(darwin|linux|freebsd|cygwin)* ]] || _userland GNU; then
+    if [[ -r /etc/man.conf ]]; then
+        manpath=$(eval echo $(awk '/_default/ { print $2 }' /etc/man.conf))
+        manpath=${manpath// /:}
+    elif [[ $OSTYPE == *@(darwin|linux|freebsd|cygwin)* ]] || _userland GNU; then
         manpath=$( manpath 2>/dev/null || command man --path )
     else
         manpath=$MANPATH