diff --git a/1161747-src-man.c-do_extern-Pass-the-l-option-through.patch b/1161747-src-man.c-do_extern-Pass-the-l-option-through.patch
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..7df959a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1161747-src-man.c-do_extern-Pass-the-l-option-through.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,25 @@
+From 2b6858ce7a82ed01ac02cb1ddb3afc98055ab123 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
+From: Jan Chaloupka <jchaloup@redhat.com>
+Date: Thu, 13 Nov 2014 10:59:59 +0100
+Subject: [PATCH] src/man.c (do_extern): Pass the -l option through
+
+---
+ src/man.c | 2 ++
+ 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+)
+
+diff --git a/src/man.c b/src/man.c
+index 5a72e1f..e65935a 100644
+--- a/src/man.c
++++ b/src/man.c
+@@ -740,6 +740,8 @@ static void do_extern (int argc, char *argv[])
+ 	/* Please keep these in the same order as they are in whatis.c. */
+ 	if (debug_level)
+ 		pipecmd_arg (cmd, "-d");
++	if (local_man_file) /* actually apropos/whatis --long */
++		pipecmd_arg (cmd, "-l");
+ 	if (colon_sep_section_list)
+ 		pipecmd_args (cmd, "-s", colon_sep_section_list, NULL);
+ 	if (alt_system_name)
+-- 
+1.9.3
+
diff --git a/man-db.spec b/man-db.spec
index 26c554a..e34e952 100644
--- a/man-db.spec
+++ b/man-db.spec
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 Summary: Tools for searching and reading man pages
 Name: man-db
 Version: 2.7.1
-Release: 1%{?dist}
+Release: 2%{?dist}
 # GPLv2+ .. man-db
 # GPLv3+ .. gnulib
 License: GPLv2+ and GPLv3+
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Source0: http://download.savannah.gnu.org/releases/%{name}/%{name}-%{version}.ta
 Source1: man-db.service
 Source2: man-db.timer
 Patch0: 1151558-switch-man-and-root-in-init-systemd-man-db.conf.patch
+Patch1: 1161747-src-man.c-do_extern-Pass-the-l-option-through.patch
 
 Obsoletes: man < 2.0
 Provides: man = %{version}
@@ -134,6 +135,10 @@ fi
 %lang(zh_CN)   %{_datadir}/man/zh_CN/man*/*
 
 %changelog
+* Thu Nov 13 2014 jchaloup <jchaloup@redhat.com> - 2.7.1-2
+- src/man.c (do_extern): Pass the -l option through
+  resolves: #1161747
+
 * Wed Nov 12 2014 jchaloup <jchaloup@redhat.com> - 2.7.1-1
 - update to 2.7.1
   resolves: #1163167