diff --git a/usr.sbin/sade/system.c b/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
index 2ad3a48b2f02..07fc2b0adf20 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sade/system.c
@@ -346,9 +346,15 @@ systemHelpFile(char *file, char *buf)
     if (file[0] == '/')
 	return file;
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.hlp.gz", file);
+    if (file_readable(buf)) 
+	return expand(buf);
+    snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.hlp", file);
     if (file_readable(buf)) 
 	return expand(buf);
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.TXT.gz", file);
+    if (file_readable(buf)) 
+	return expand(buf);
+    snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.TXT", file);
     if (file_readable(buf)) 
 	return expand(buf);
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/%s.hlp", file);
diff --git a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
index 2ad3a48b2f02..07fc2b0adf20 100644
--- a/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
+++ b/usr.sbin/sysinstall/system.c
@@ -346,9 +346,15 @@ systemHelpFile(char *file, char *buf)
     if (file[0] == '/')
 	return file;
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.hlp.gz", file);
+    if (file_readable(buf)) 
+	return expand(buf);
+    snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.hlp", file);
     if (file_readable(buf)) 
 	return expand(buf);
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.TXT.gz", file);
+    if (file_readable(buf)) 
+	return expand(buf);
+    snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/stand/help/%s.TXT", file);
     if (file_readable(buf)) 
 	return expand(buf);
     snprintf(buf, FILENAME_MAX, "/usr/src/usr.sbin/sysinstall/help/%s.hlp", file);