diff --git a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/wrapper/dwarf-fortress-init.in b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/wrapper/dwarf-fortress-init.in
index 1fd6178895d..c5157e82d8a 100644
--- a/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/wrapper/dwarf-fortress-init.in
+++ b/pkgs/games/dwarf-fortress/wrapper/dwarf-fortress-init.in
@@ -39,3 +39,4 @@ done
 forcecopy_path data/index
 # For some reason, it's needed to be writable...
 forcecopy_path data/announcement
+forcecopy_path data/help