diff --git a/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh b/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh
index 1723fee24e1a..27d48eec7049 100755
--- a/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh
+++ b/usr.sbin/mergemaster/mergemaster.sh
@@ -426,6 +426,8 @@ check_pager () {
     fi
     echo "  Use 'm' to use plain old 'more' as your PAGER for this run"
     echo ''
+    echo "  or you may type an absolute path to PAGER for this run"
+    echo ''
     echo "  Default is to use plain old 'more' "
     echo ''
     echo -n "What should I do? [Use 'more'] "
@@ -451,6 +453,9 @@ check_pager () {
     [mM]|'')
        PAGER=more
        ;;
+    /*)
+       PAGER="$FIXPAGER"
+       ;;
     *)
        echo ''
        echo "invalid choice: ${FIXPAGER}"