diff --git a/src/libs/libgroff/font.cpp b/src/libs/libgroff/font.cpp
index 97017d0b2..923b501c9 100644
--- a/src/libs/libgroff/font.cpp
+++ b/src/libs/libgroff/font.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ along with this program.  If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
 #include <ctype.h>
 #include <math.h>
 #include <stdlib.h>
+#include <string.h>
 #include <wchar.h>
 
 #include "errarg.h"
@@ -746,7 +747,22 @@ again:
   }
   else {
     int i;
+    char *bb = NULL;
+    size_t lc = strlen(pp)-1;
+    if (pp[lc] == 'l') {
+	bb = new char[lc];
+	strncpy(bb, pp, lc);
+    }
     for (i = 0; i < num_papersizes; i++) {
+      if (bb &&  strcasecmp(papersizes[i].name, bb) == 0) {
+	if (length)
+	  *length = papersizes[i].width;
+	if (width)
+	  *width = papersizes[i].length;
+	if (size)
+	  *size = papersizes[i].name;
+	return true;
+      }
       if (strcasecmp(papersizes[i].name, pp) == 0) {
 	if (length)
 	  *length = papersizes[i].length;
@@ -757,6 +773,7 @@ again:
 	return true;
       }
     }
+    delete[] bb;
     if (attempt_file_open) {
       FILE *fp = fopen(p, "r");
       if (fp != 0) {