diff --git a/src/help.cpp b/src/help.cpp
index 353dde64e..f889f24ef 100644
--- a/src/help.cpp
+++ b/src/help.cpp
@@ -18,13 +18,15 @@ Help::Help(QObject *parent): QObject(parent),texDocSystem(0)
  */
 void Help::execTexdocDialog(const QStringList &packages, const QString &defaultPackage)
 {
-    TexdocDialog dialog(nullptr,this);
+	TexdocDialog dialog(nullptr,this);
 	dialog.setPackageNames(packages);
+	if (packages.count()==0) {
+		mShowAllPackages = true;
+	}
+	dialog.setShowAllPackages(mShowAllPackages);
 	if (!defaultPackage.isEmpty()) {
 		dialog.setPreferredPackage(defaultPackage);
-    }else{
-        dialog.setShowAllPackages(mShowAllPackages);
-    }
+	}
 	if (dialog.exec()) {
 		viewTexdoc(dialog.selectedPackage());
 	}
diff --git a/src/texdocdialog.cpp b/src/texdocdialog.cpp
index ac86e572d..fe6a28c51 100644
--- a/src/texdocdialog.cpp
+++ b/src/texdocdialog.cpp
@@ -182,9 +182,7 @@ void TexdocDialog::itemChanged(QTableWidgetItem* item)
 void TexdocDialog::setPackageNames(const QStringList &packages)
 {
     m_packages=packages;
-    if (m_packages.count()==0){
-        ui->cbShowAllPackages->setChecked(true); // regenerateTable will be called by the stateChanged signal
-    }else{
+    if (m_packages.count()>0){
         regenerateTable();
     }
 }