diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
index 9e80d21eb80..adc028311f0 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.cpp
@@ -329,6 +329,7 @@ void HelpPlugin::extensionsInitialized()
     // we might need to register creators inbuild help
     filesToRegister.append(QDir::cleanPath(appPath
         + QLatin1String(DOCPATH "qtcreator.qch")));
+    helpManager->registerDocumentation(filesToRegister);
 }
 
 void HelpPlugin::aboutToShutdown()