diff --git a/subcmds/help.py b/subcmds/help.py
index 90b817db2..0df3c14b3 100644
--- a/subcmds/help.py
+++ b/subcmds/help.py
@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ See 'repo help --all' for a complete list of recognized commands.
         print >>sys.stderr, "repo: '%s' is not a repo command." % name
         sys.exit(1)
 
+      cmd.manifest = self.manifest
       self._PrintCommandHelp(cmd)
 
     else: