diff --git a/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c b/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
index d2dada6c..351027a0 100644
--- a/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
+++ b/src/fe-common/core/fe-core-commands.c
@@ -189,6 +189,7 @@ static void show_help(const char *data)
 	    if (rec->cmd[findlen] == '\0')
 	    {
 		helpitem = rec;
+                found = TRUE;
 		break;
 	    }
 	    else if (strchr(rec->cmd+findlen+1, ' ') == NULL)