diff --git a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
index 68f376fe11..69336243da 100644
--- a/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
+++ b/indra/newview/app_settings/settings.xml
@@ -3607,7 +3607,7 @@
       <key>Type</key>
       <string>String</string>
       <key>Value</key>
-      <string>http://viewer-help.secondlife.com/[LANGUAGE]/[CHANNEL]/[VERSION]/[TOPIC]/[DEBUG_MODE]</string>
+      <string>http://viewer-help.secondlife.com/[LANGUAGE]/[CHANNEL]/[VERSION]/[TOPIC][DEBUG_MODE]</string>
     </map>
     <key>HomeSidePanelURL</key>
     <map>
diff --git a/indra/newview/llviewerhelputil.cpp b/indra/newview/llviewerhelputil.cpp
index ffc5761372..967a2925e3 100644
--- a/indra/newview/llviewerhelputil.cpp
+++ b/indra/newview/llviewerhelputil.cpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ std::string LLViewerHelpUtil::buildHelpURL( const std::string &topic)
 {
 	LLSD substitution;
 	substitution["TOPIC"] = helpURLEncode(topic);
-	substitution["DEBUG_MODE"] = gAgent.isGodlike() ? "debug" : "";
+	substitution["DEBUG_MODE"] = gAgent.isGodlike() ? "/debug" : "";
 	
 	// get the help URL and expand all of the substitutions
 	// (also adds things like [LANGUAGE], [VERSION], [OS], etc.)