diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index 2950ffd5929..67a8858473f 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -274,6 +274,10 @@ If FUNCTION is nil, applies `message' to it, thus printing it."
 		     ;; Secondly, the buffer has not been displayed yet,
 		     ;; so we don't know whether its frame will be selected.
 		     nil)
+		    (display-buffer-reuse-frames
+		     (setq help-return-method (cons (selected-window)
+						    'quit-window))
+		     nil)
 		    ((not (one-window-p t))
 		     (setq help-return-method
 			   (cons (selected-window) 'quit-window))