diff --git a/share/functions/help.fish b/share/functions/help.fish
index 990b6ba87..e42ad81b7 100644
--- a/share/functions/help.fish
+++ b/share/functions/help.fish
@@ -165,14 +165,14 @@ function help --description 'Show help for the fish shell'
             case '*'
                 printf (_ 'help: Help is being displayed in %s.\n') $fish_browser[1]
         end
-        $fish_browser $page_url &
+        eval "$fish_browser $page_url &"
     else
         # Work around lynx bug where <div class="contents"> always has the same formatting as links (unreadable)
         # by using a custom style sheet. See https://github.com/fish-shell/fish-shell/issues/4170
         set -l local_file 0
-        if $fish_browser --version 2>/dev/null | string match -qr Lynx
+        if eval $fish_browser --version 2>/dev/null | string match -qr Lynx
             set fish_browser $fish_browser -lss={$__fish_data_dir}/lynx.lss
         end
-        $fish_browser $page_url
+        eval $fish_browser $page_url
     end
 end