diff --git a/shell/cc-application.c b/shell/cc-application.c
index 43795a763..79632b4f1 100644
--- a/shell/cc-application.c
+++ b/shell/cc-application.c
@@ -66,9 +66,10 @@ help_activated (GSimpleAction *action,
     uri = cc_panel_get_help_uri (panel);
 
   window = cc_shell_get_toplevel (CC_SHELL (self->priv->window));
-  gtk_show_uri (gtk_widget_get_screen (window),
-                uri ? uri : "help:gnome-help/prefs",
-                GDK_CURRENT_TIME, NULL);
+  gtk_show_uri_on_window (GTK_WINDOW (window),
+                          uri ? uri : "help:gnome-help/prefs",
+                          GDK_CURRENT_TIME,
+                          NULL);
 }
 
 static void