diff --git a/pager.c b/pager.c
index 8bd33a15c..4587fbbdb 100644
--- a/pager.c
+++ b/pager.c
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ void setup_pager(void)
 	close(fd[0]);
 	close(fd[1]);
 
-	setenv("LESS", "FRS", 0);
+	setenv("LESS", "FRSX", 0);
 	run_pager(pager);
 	die("unable to execute pager '%s'", pager);
 	exit(255);