diff -u orig/man.c patch/man.c
--- src/man.c	2021-06-07 22:06:42.937525661 +0200
+++ src/man.c	2021-06-08 11:46:40.369916468 +0200
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@
 #include <sys/types.h>
 #include <sys/stat.h>
 #include <sys/time.h>
+#include <libalternatives.h>
 
 #include "argp.h"
 #include "dirname.h"
@@ -4066,11 +4067,25 @@
 				    int *found)
 {
 	char *mp;
+	int count = 0;
 
-	GL_LIST_FOREACH_START (manpathlist, mp)
-		*found += locate_page (mp, page_section, page_name,
-				       candidates);
-	GL_LIST_FOREACH_END (manpathlist);
+	GL_LIST_FOREACH_START (manpathlist, mp) {
+	  count = locate_page (mp, page_section, page_name, candidates);
+	  if (count == 0) {
+	    /* Checking if there has been defined another manpage defined in the */
+	    /* priorities of libalternatives.                                    */
+	    char **alternitives = libalts_get_default_manpages(page_name);
+	    for (char **alter = alternitives; *alter; alter++){
+	      char *p_name, *p_section;
+	      split_page_name (*alter, &p_name, &p_section);
+	      if (p_name && strlen(p_name)>0 && p_section && strlen(p_section)>0)
+		count = locate_page (mp, p_section, p_name, candidates);
+	      free(*alter);
+	    }
+	    free(alternitives);
+	  }
+	  *found += count;	  
+	} GL_LIST_FOREACH_END (manpathlist);
 }
 
 /*