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diff --git a/builtin/help.c b/builtin/help.c
index 43d3c84449..8f9cd60548 100644
--- a/builtin/help.c
+++ b/builtin/help.c
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@
#include "column.h"
#include "help.h"
+#ifndef DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT
+#define DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT "man"
+#endif
+
static struct man_viewer_list {
struct man_viewer_list *next;
char name[FLEX_ARRAY];
@@ -447,6 +451,8 @@ int cmd_help(int argc, const char **argv, const char *prefix)
if (parsed_help_format != HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
help_format = parsed_help_format;
+ if (help_format == HELP_FORMAT_NONE)
+ help_format = parse_help_format(DEFAULT_HELP_FORMAT);
alias = alias_lookup(argv[0]);
if (alias && !is_git_command(argv[0])) {