diff --git a/src/plugins/help/help.pro b/src/plugins/help/help.pro
index b733a1fa70d..d3b5f6580b7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/help.pro
+++ b/src/plugins/help/help.pro
@@ -1,10 +1,9 @@
 TEMPLATE = lib
 TARGET = Help
-include(../../qtcreatorplugin.pri)
-include(../../plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri)
-include(../../plugins/find/find.pri)
-include(../../plugins/quickopen/quickopen.pri)
 QT += network
+
+include(help_dependencies.pri)
+
 CONFIG += help
 DEFINES += QT_CLUCENE_SUPPORT \
     HELP_LIBRARY
diff --git a/src/plugins/help/help_dependencies.pri b/src/plugins/help/help_dependencies.pri
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..dc153de575d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/plugins/help/help_dependencies.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+include(../../qtcreatorplugin.pri)
+include(../../plugins/coreplugin/coreplugin.pri)
+include(../../plugins/find/find.pri)
+include(../../plugins/quickopen/quickopen.pri)
+