diff --git a/src/auto/configure b/src/auto/configure
index aa58dfa..a3ccfd7 100755
--- a/src/auto/configure
+++ b/src/auto/configure
@@ -14259,7 +14259,7 @@
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: checking how to run man with a section nr" >&5
 echo $ECHO_N "checking how to run man with a section nr... $ECHO_C" >&6
 MANDEF="man"
-(eval man -s 2 read) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&5 && MANDEF="man -s"
+(eval MANPAGER=cat PAGER=cat man -s 2 read) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&5 && MANDEF="man -s"
 echo "$as_me:$LINENO: result: $MANDEF" >&5
 echo "${ECHO_T}$MANDEF" >&6
 if test "$MANDEF" = "man -s"; then
diff --git a/src/configure.in b/src/configure.in
index 5c8693b..c775985 100644
--- a/src/configure.in
+++ b/src/configure.in
@@ -2726,7 +2726,7 @@
 dnl Check how we can run man with a section number
 AC_MSG_CHECKING(how to run man with a section nr)
 MANDEF="man"
-(eval man -s 2 read) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&AC_FD_CC && MANDEF="man -s"
+(eval MANPAGER=cat PAGER=cat man -s 2 read) < /dev/null > /dev/null 2>&AC_FD_CC && MANDEF="man -s"
 AC_MSG_RESULT($MANDEF)
 if test "$MANDEF" = "man -s"; then
   AC_DEFINE(USEMAN_S)
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index 30e6f84..b72eb2a 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -667,6 +667,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    246,
+/**/
     245,
 /**/
     244,