diff --git a/src/help.c b/src/help.c
index b228f21..78e56c0 100644
--- a/src/help.c
+++ b/src/help.c
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ void display_the_help_text(bool redisplaying)
     }
     fclose(fp);
 
+#ifndef DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER
     if (redisplaying)
 	close_buffer();
 
@@ -77,6 +78,9 @@ void display_the_help_text(bool redisplaying)
 	UNSET(MULTIBUFFER);
     } else
 	open_buffer(tempfilename, FALSE);
+#else
+    replace_buffer(tempfilename);
+#endif
 
     display_buffer();
 }
@@ -100,6 +104,23 @@ void do_help(void)
 	/* In case user chooses help at prompt, save the string entered,
 	 * if any, by the user at the prompt. */
 
+#ifdef DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER
+    /* Save current file's content in a safe temporary file, its syntax
+     * coloring scheme, i.e. colortype struct, (also disable it for now) and
+     * reuse the current buffer. */
+    FILE *fuser;
+    char *userfile = safe_tempfile(&fuser);
+    if (userfile == NULL) {
+	statusline(ALERT, _("Error writing temp file: %s"), strerror(errno));
+	return;
+    }
+    write_file(userfile, fuser, TRUE, OVERWRITE, TRUE);
+    fclose(fuser);
+
+    colortype *color = openfile->colorstrings;
+    openfile->colorstrings = NULL;
+#endif
+
     blank_statusbar();
 
     /* Get a safe temporary file for displaying the help text. If we can't
@@ -204,7 +225,9 @@ void do_help(void)
 	    currmenu = MHELP;
 	} else if (func == do_exit) {
 	    /* Exit from the help viewer. */
+#ifndef DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER
 	    close_buffer();
+#endif
 	    break;
 	} else if ((kbinput >= '0' && kbinput <= '9') ||
 			(kbinput >= 'a' && kbinput <= 'z') ||
@@ -216,8 +239,17 @@ void do_help(void)
     }
 
 
-    /* We're exiting from the help screen. So, restore the flags and the
-     * original menu, refresh the entire screen and deallocate the memory. */
+    /* We're exiting from the help screen. So, restore the flags, the
+     * original menu, and even original buffer content if multibuffer is
+     * disabled, refresh the entire screen and deallocate the memory. */
+
+#ifdef DISABLE_MULTIBUFFER
+    userfile == NULL ? open_buffer("", TRUE) : replace_buffer(userfile);
+    openfile->colorstrings = color;
+
+    remove(userfile);
+    free(userfile);
+#endif
 
 #ifdef ENABLE_LINENUMBERS
     if (saved_margin != 0) {