diff --git a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpCommands.cs b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpCommands.cs
index ed8593d904..c9bc50ffd5 100644
--- a/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpCommands.cs
+++ b/src/System.Management.Automation/help/HelpCommands.cs
@@ -699,7 +699,7 @@ namespace Microsoft.PowerShell.Commands
             {
                 this.WriteVerbose(string.Format(CultureInfo.InvariantCulture, HelpDisplayStrings.OnlineHelpUri, uriToLaunch.OriginalString));
                 System.Diagnostics.Process browserProcess = new System.Diagnostics.Process();
-                browserProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = true;
+                browserProcess.StartInfo.UseShellExecute = false;
                 if (Platform.IsWindows)
                 {
                     browserProcess.StartInfo.FileName = uriToLaunch.OriginalString;