diff --git a/tests/help_test.in b/tests/help_test.in
index b08cf2013..9c8ca52c8 100644
--- a/tests/help_test.in
+++ b/tests/help_test.in
@@ -8,9 +8,12 @@ Show a help message.
 
 -h, --help              Display this help and exit.
 -u, --usage             Display the usage of this command and exit.
-Hello World"
-outpu="$(echo 'help help; hello' | @builddir@/grub-shell)"
 
-if [ "$template" != "$outpu" ]; then
+
+To enable less(1)-like paging, \"set pager=1\".
+Hello World"
+output="$(echo 'help help; hello' | @builddir@/grub-shell)"
+
+if [ "$template" != "$output" ]; then
     exit 1
 fi