diff --git a/src/Fl_Help_View.cxx b/src/Fl_Help_View.cxx
index 34f1bb730..5d3bc8fa5 100644
--- a/src/Fl_Help_View.cxx
+++ b/src/Fl_Help_View.cxx
@@ -1909,7 +1909,7 @@ void Fl_Help_View::format() {
 	  }
 
 	  if (linkdest[0])
-	    add_link(linkdest, xx, yy - height, ww, height);
+	    add_link(linkdest, xx, yy-fsize, ww, height);
 
 	  xx += ww;
 	  if ((height + 2) > hh)