diff --git a/cmd/tools/vdoc.v b/cmd/tools/vdoc.v
index 7bc4356d1b..0a53d61e42 100644
--- a/cmd/tools/vdoc.v
+++ b/cmd/tools/vdoc.v
@@ -534,7 +534,7 @@ fn (cfg DocConfig) get_resource(name string, minify bool) string {
 fn main() {
 	args := os.args[2..]
 	if args.len == 0 || args[0] == 'help' {
-		os.system('v help doc')
+		os.system('${@VEXE} help doc')
 		exit(0)
 	}
 	mut cfg := DocConfig{