diff --git a/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf b/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
index 862d622..d381fdf 100644
--- a/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
+++ b/meta-openembedded/meta-gnome/conf/layer.conf
@@ -8,6 +8,9 @@
 BBFILE_PATTERN_gnome-layer := "^${LAYERDIR}/"
 BBFILE_PRIORITY_gnome-layer = "7"
 
+# auto-pack gnome help files
+IMAGE_LINGUAS_COMPLEMENTARY_append = " ${@bb.utils.contains('DISTRO_FEATURES','helpfiles','*-help-%s','',d)}"
+
 # This should only be incremented on significant changes that will
 # cause compatibility issues with other layers
 LAYERVERSION_gnome-layer = "1"