diff --git a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
index e6c609a2df7..5d6cbf314a6 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/help/searchwidget.cpp
@@ -260,7 +260,7 @@ void SearchWidget::contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *contextMenuEvent)
 
     QAction *usedAction = menu.exec(mapToGlobal(contextMenuEvent->pos()));
     if (usedAction == openLink)
-        browser->selectAll();
+        emit linkActivated(link);
     else if (usedAction == openLinkInNewTab)
         OpenPagesManager::instance().createPageFromSearch(link);
     else if (usedAction == copyAnchorAction)