diff --git a/collects/help/installer.ss b/collects/help/installer.ss
index 93004b559a..3aa0903645 100644
--- a/collects/help/installer.ss
+++ b/collects/help/installer.ss
@@ -98,9 +98,11 @@
                      [`(title ,(? string? title))
                       (set! title-value title)]
                      [`(a ((name ,(? string? name)) (value ,(? string? value))))
-                      (add-index-entry! value file name title-value)]
+                      (unless (path? title-value)
+                        (add-index-entry! value file name title-value))]
                      [_ (when (pair? exp)
                           (begin (loop (car exp))
                                  (loop (cdr exp))))]))
                  (loop))))))
        servlet-files))))
+