diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
index 6df6131b04c..f32032488ba 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.cpp
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@
 #include <QtCore/QDir>
 #include <QtCore/QFileInfo>
 #include <QtCore/QStringList>
+#include <QtCore/QTimer>
 
 #include <QtHelp/QHelpEngineCore>
 
@@ -90,7 +91,7 @@ HelpManager::HelpManager(QObject *parent) :
 {
     Q_ASSERT(!m_instance);
     m_instance = this;
-    connect(Core::ICore::instance(), SIGNAL(coreOpened()), SLOT(setupHelpManager()));
+    connect(Core::ICore::instance(), SIGNAL(coreOpened()), SLOT(delayedSetupHelpManager()));
 }
 
 HelpManager::~HelpManager()
@@ -101,6 +102,11 @@ HelpManager::~HelpManager()
     delete d;
 }
 
+void HelpManager::delayedSetupHelpManager()
+{
+    QTimer::singleShot(100, this, SLOT(setupHelpManager()));
+}
+
 HelpManager *HelpManager::instance()
 {
     Q_ASSERT(m_instance);
@@ -402,7 +408,6 @@ void HelpManager::setupHelpManager()
     d->m_helpEngine->setAutoSaveFilter(false);
     d->m_helpEngine->setCurrentFilter(tr("Unfiltered"));
     d->m_helpEngine->setupData();
-
     verifyDocumenation();
 
     if (!d->m_nameSpacesToUnregister.isEmpty()) {
diff --git a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.h b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.h
index 9ae0c7d338f..f72faa5d20e 100644
--- a/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.h
+++ b/src/plugins/coreplugin/helpmanager.h
@@ -92,6 +92,7 @@ signals:
     void helpRequested(const QUrl &url);
 
 private slots:
+    void delayedSetupHelpManager();
     void setupHelpManager();
 
 private: