1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/lisp/help.el b/lisp/help.el
index ce21fa90416..f99f6d20cd1 100644
--- a/lisp/help.el
+++ b/lisp/help.el
@@ -728,10 +728,10 @@ Returns the documentation as a string, also."
           (help-setup-xref (list #'describe-variable variable) (interactive-p))
 
           ;; Make a link to customize if this variable can be customized.
-          ;; Note, it is not reliable to test for a custom-type property
+          ;; Note, it is not reliable to test only for a custom-type property
           ;; because those are only present after the var's definition
           ;; has been loaded.
-          (if (user-variable-p variable)
+          (if (or (user-variable-p variable) (get variable 'custom-type))
               (let ((customize-label "customize"))
                 (terpri)
                 (terpri)