diff --git a/src/builtins/shared.rs b/src/builtins/shared.rs
index a1b06ee5d..348441f16 100644
--- a/src/builtins/shared.rs
+++ b/src/builtins/shared.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 use super::prelude::*;
 use crate::builtins::*;
 use crate::common::{escape, get_by_sorted_name, str2wcstring, Named};
-use crate::io::{IoChain, IoFd, OutputStream};
+use crate::io::{IoFd, OutputStream};
 use crate::parse_constants::UNKNOWN_BUILTIN_ERR_MSG;
 use crate::parse_util::parse_util_argument_is_help;
 use crate::parser::{Block, BlockType, LoopStatus};
@@ -553,7 +553,7 @@ pub fn builtin_print_help_error(
     }
     let name_esc = escape(cmd);
     let mut cmd = sprintf!("__fish_print_help %ls ", &name_esc);
-    let mut ios = IoChain::new();
+    let mut ios = streams.io_chain.clone();
     if !error_message.is_empty() {
         cmd.push_utfstr(&escape(error_message));
         // If it's an error, redirect the output of __fish_print_help to stderr
diff --git a/tests/checks/print-help.fish b/tests/checks/print-help.fish
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..fcd0e1327
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/checks/print-help.fish
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+# RUN: %fish %s
+# Test redirecting builtin help with a pipe
+
+set -lx __fish_data_dir (mktemp -d)
+mkdir -p $__fish_data_dir/man/man1
+# Create $__fish_data_dir/man/man1/and.1
+echo '.\" Test manpage for and (not real).
+.TH "AND" "1" "Feb 02, 2024" "3.7" "fish-shell"
+.SH NAME
+and \- conditionally execute a command' >$__fish_data_dir/man/man1/and.1
+
+# help should be redirected to grep instead of appearing on STDOUT
+builtin and --help | grep -q "and - conditionally execute a command"
+echo $status
+#CHECK: 0