diff --git a/modules/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy.module
index 6232976e03453459a2497b4fd55a687dc9a55404..5ad44a6c364ea98f7987de9b2ad48cf648d2643c 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy.module
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function taxonomy_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
         );
       }
       else {
-        $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid] = taxonomy_form($vocabulary->vid, array_keys($terms), $help);
+        $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid] = taxonomy_form($vocabulary->vid, array_keys($terms), $vocabulary->help);
         $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid]['#weight'] = $vocabulary->weight;
         $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid]['#required'] = $vocabulary->required;
       }
diff --git a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
index 6232976e03453459a2497b4fd55a687dc9a55404..5ad44a6c364ea98f7987de9b2ad48cf648d2643c 100644
--- a/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
+++ b/modules/taxonomy/taxonomy.module
@@ -539,7 +539,7 @@ function taxonomy_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {
         );
       }
       else {
-        $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid] = taxonomy_form($vocabulary->vid, array_keys($terms), $help);
+        $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid] = taxonomy_form($vocabulary->vid, array_keys($terms), $vocabulary->help);
         $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid]['#weight'] = $vocabulary->weight;
         $form['taxonomy'][$vocabulary->vid]['#required'] = $vocabulary->required;
       }