diff -up man-1.6f/src/different.c.orig man-1.6f/src/different.c
--- man-1.6f/src/different.c.orig	2009-12-01 09:48:00.000000000 +0100
+++ man-1.6f/src/different.c	2009-12-01 09:53:28.000000000 +0100
@@ -35,6 +35,41 @@ is_different(const char *file, struct fi
     return 1;
 }
 
+int free_cat_filelist(void) {
+    struct filelist *acct, *next;
+
+    acct = &cat_list;
+    while (acct->next != NULL) {
+	next = acct->next;
+	if (acct != &cat_list)
+	    free(acct);
+	acct = next;
+    }
+
+    if (acct != &cat_list)
+	free(acct);
+    cat_list.next = NULL;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
+int free_man_filelist(void) {
+    struct filelist *acct, *next;
+
+    acct = &man_list;
+    while (acct->next != NULL) {
+	next = acct->next;
+	if (acct != &man_list)
+	    free(acct);
+	acct = next;
+    }
+    if (acct != &man_list)
+	free(acct);
+    man_list.next = NULL;
+
+    return 0;
+}
+
 int
 different_cat_file (const char *file) {
     return is_different (file, &cat_list);
diff -up man-1.6f/src/different.h.orig man-1.6f/src/different.h
--- man-1.6f/src/different.h.orig	2009-12-01 09:48:00.000000000 +0100
+++ man-1.6f/src/different.h	2009-12-01 09:42:59.000000000 +0100
@@ -1,2 +1,5 @@
 int different_cat_file (const char *file);
 int different_man_file (const char *file);
+int free_cat_filelist(void);
+int free_man_filelist(void);
+
diff -up man-1.6f/src/man.c.orig man-1.6f/src/man.c
--- man-1.6f/src/man.c.orig	2009-12-01 09:48:00.000000000 +0100
+++ man-1.6f/src/man.c	2009-12-01 09:56:33.000000000 +0100
@@ -1410,6 +1410,11 @@ main (int argc, char **argv) {
 			 gripe (NO_SUCH_ENTRY, nextarg);
 	       }
 	  }
+	/* it is necessary to free the lists of found man pages
+	   #542852 - 'man cut cut' throws an error */
+	free_cat_filelist();
+	free_man_filelist();
+
      }
      return status ? EXIT_SUCCESS : EXIT_FAILURE;
 }