diff --git a/share/functions/help.fish b/share/functions/help.fish
index 51debe4f3..cd83fb572 100644
--- a/share/functions/help.fish
+++ b/share/functions/help.fish
@@ -117,7 +117,10 @@ function help --description 'Show help for the fish shell'
             set fish_help_page "cmds/source.html"
         case globbing
             set fish_help_page "index.html#expand"
-        case (__fish_print_commands)
+        case (builtin -n) (__fish_print_commands)
+            # If the docs aren't installed, __fish_print_commands won't print anything
+            # Since we document all our builtins, check those at least.
+            # The alternative is to create this list at build time.
             set fish_help_page "cmds/$fish_help_item.html"
         case 'completion-*'
             set fish_help_page "completions.html#$fish_help_item"