diff --git a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.h b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.h
index 90e9c270abd7a29eafb2d214d84e29235995f071..84fd89e1d7ae59464d7e7ee186ccec1206c593a7 100644
--- a/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.h
+++ b/src/plugins/help/helpplugin.h
@@ -111,11 +111,12 @@ public:
     void setIndexFilter(const QString &filter);
     QString indexFilter() const;
 
-    void handleHelpRequest(const QUrl& url);
     void openHelpPage(const QString& url);
     void openContextHelpPage(const QString &url);
 
     QHelpEngine* helpEngine() const;
+public slots:
+    void handleHelpRequest(const QUrl& url);
 
 private slots:
     void modeChanged(Core::IMode *mode);