diff --git a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
index 5cbf58faa..9e7105b0e 100644
--- a/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/src/lib/lib.rs
@@ -119,13 +119,11 @@ pub fn set_utility_is_second_arg() {
 static ARGV: Lazy<Vec<OsString>> = Lazy::new(|| wild::args_os().collect());
 
 static UTIL_NAME: Lazy<String> = Lazy::new(|| {
-    if get_utility_is_second_arg() {
-        &ARGV[1]
-    } else {
-        &ARGV[0]
-    }
-    .to_string_lossy()
-    .into_owned()
+    let base_index = if get_utility_is_second_arg() { 1 } else { 0 };
+    let is_man = if ARGV[base_index].eq("manpage") { 1 } else { 0 };
+    let argv_index = base_index + is_man;
+
+    ARGV[argv_index].to_string_lossy().into_owned()
 });
 
 /// Derive the utility name.