diff --git a/modules/config/default/config.el b/modules/config/default/config.el
index 239ba8805..e1c90c043 100644
--- a/modules/config/default/config.el
+++ b/modules/config/default/config.el
@@ -51,6 +51,16 @@
       (setq-local epa-file-encrypt-to (default-value 'epa-file-encrypt-to)))))
 
 
+(after! woman
+  ;; The woman-manpath default value does not necessarily match man. If we have
+  ;; man available but aren't using it for performance reasons, we can extract
+  ;; it's manpath.
+  (when (executable-find "man")
+    (setq woman-manpath
+          (split-string (cdr (doom-call-process "man" "--path"))
+                        path-separator t))))
+
+
 (use-package! drag-stuff
   :defer t
   :init