diff --git a/src/ioslaves/help/kio_help.cpp b/src/ioslaves/help/kio_help.cpp
index cb27a77..0157c4f 100644
--- a/src/ioslaves/help/kio_help.cpp
+++ b/src/ioslaves/help/kio_help.cpp
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ QString HelpProtocol::langLookup(const QString &fname)
     QStringList search;
 
     // assemble the local search paths
-    const QStringList localDoc = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("doc/HTML"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    QStringList localDoc = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("doc/HTML"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    QStringList fallbacklocalDoc = QStandardPaths::locateAll(QStandardPaths::GenericDataLocation, QStringLiteral("doc/kde/HTML"), QStandardPaths::LocateDirectory);
+    localDoc.append(fallbacklocalDoc);
 
     QStringList langs = QLocale().uiLanguages();
     langs.append(QStringLiteral("en"));