diff --git a/modules/help.am b/modules/help.am
index 4cbe063f5a..71337ceb08 100644
--- a/modules/help.am
+++ b/modules/help.am
@@ -361,7 +361,7 @@ function _help_footer(){
 function _help(){
 	_help_head
 	_help_body
-	_help_footer | less
+	_help_footer | "$PAGER"
 }
 
-_help | less
+_help | "$PAGER"