diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/8.4.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/8.4.x.nix
index f91f78c4d57..58d7159034a 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/8.4.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/8.4.x.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   LC_ALL = "C";
 
+  patches = [ ./less-is-more.patch ];
+
   passthru = { inherit readline; };
 
   meta = {
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.0.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.0.x.nix
index c50c6a4aba2..033328cbcfe 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.0.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.0.x.nix
@@ -14,6 +14,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   LC_ALL = "C";
 
+  patches = [ ./less-is-more.patch ];
+
   passthru = {
     inherit readline;
     psqlSchema = "9.0";
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.1.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.1.x.nix
index 9bc971b9dfd..7e876322808 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.1.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.1.x.nix
@@ -16,6 +16,8 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   LC_ALL = "C";
 
+  patches = [ ./less-is-more.patch ];
+
   postInstall =
     ''
       mkdir -p $out/share/man
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.2.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.2.x.nix
index 3d1e0d6ec33..da0516a9618 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.2.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.2.x.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "world" ];
 
-  patches = [ ./disable-resolve_symlinks.patch ];
+  patches = [ ./disable-resolve_symlinks.patch ./less-is-more.patch ];
 
   installTargets = [ "install-world" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.3.x.nix b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.3.x.nix
index 2230c370335..7f6e2d25d18 100644
--- a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.3.x.nix
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/9.3.x.nix
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ stdenv.mkDerivation rec {
 
   makeFlags = [ "world" ];
 
-  patches = [ ./disable-resolve_symlinks.patch ];
+  patches = [ ./disable-resolve_symlinks.patch ./less-is-more.patch ];
 
   installTargets = [ "install-world" ];
 
diff --git a/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/less-is-more.patch b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/less-is-more.patch
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..d640d24bdaa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/pkgs/servers/sql/postgresql/less-is-more.patch
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+diff -Naur postgresql-9.2.7-orig/src/bin/psql/print.h postgresql-9.2.7/src/bin/psql/print.h
+--- postgresql-9.2.7-orig/src/bin/psql/print.h	2014-02-17 14:38:15.000000000 -0500
++++ postgresql-9.2.7/src/bin/psql/print.h	2014-03-04 14:42:28.874014415 -0500
+@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@
+ extern const printTextFormat *get_line_style(const printTableOpt *opt);
+ 
+ #ifndef __CYGWIN__
+-#define DEFAULT_PAGER "more"
++#define DEFAULT_PAGER "less"
+ #else
+ #define DEFAULT_PAGER "less"
+ #endif