--- tmac/man.local
+++ tmac/man.local
@@ -1,2 +1,6 @@
 .\" This file is loaded after an-old.tmac.
 .\" Put any local modifications to an-old.tmac here.
+.if '\*[.T]'utf8' \{\
+.  char \- \N'45'
+.  char  - \N'45'
+.\}