diff --git a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuiltInHelpPlugin.kt b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuiltInHelpPlugin.kt
index 5d86b27c9ce8..67b3cc562f48 100644
--- a/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuiltInHelpPlugin.kt
+++ b/platform/build-scripts/src/org/jetbrains/intellij/build/impl/BuiltInHelpPlugin.kt
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ private suspend fun buildResourcesForHelpPlugin(resourceRoot: Path, classPath: L
 
           descriptor.resList.forEach { resDir ->
             archiveDir(
-              startDir = resourceRoot.resolve(resDir),
+              startDir = rootDir.resolve(resDir),
               addFile = { archiver.addFile(it, zipCreator) })
           }
         }