diff --git a/src/html/helpwnd.cpp b/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
index 9cf872577c..69c8418644 100644
--- a/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
+++ b/src/html/helpwnd.cpp
@@ -315,17 +315,6 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
 {
     m_hfStyle = helpStyle;
 
-    wxImageList *ContentsImageList = new wxImageList(16, 16);
-    ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_BOOK,
-                                                  wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
-                                                  wxSize(16, 16)));
-    ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_FOLDER,
-                                                  wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
-                                                  wxSize(16, 16)));
-    ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_PAGE,
-                                                  wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
-                                                  wxSize(16, 16)));
-
     // Do the config in two steps. We read the HtmlWindow customization after we
     // create the window.
     if (m_Config)
@@ -365,7 +354,7 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
 #ifdef __WXMSW__
     wxBorder htmlWindowBorder = GetThemedBorderStyle();
     if (htmlWindowBorder == wxBORDER_SUNKEN)
-    	htmlWindowBorder = wxBORDER_SIMPLE;
+        htmlWindowBorder = wxBORDER_SIMPLE;
 #else
     wxBorder htmlWindowBorder = wxBORDER_SIMPLE;
 #endif
@@ -459,6 +448,17 @@ bool wxHtmlHelpWindow::Create(wxWindow* parent, wxWindowID id,
 #endif
                                        );
 
+        wxImageList *ContentsImageList = new wxImageList(16, 16);
+        ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_BOOK,
+                                                      wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
+                                                      wxSize(16, 16)));
+        ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_FOLDER,
+                                                      wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
+                                                      wxSize(16, 16)));
+        ContentsImageList->Add(wxArtProvider::GetIcon(wxART_HELP_PAGE,
+                                                      wxART_HELP_BROWSER,
+                                                      wxSize(16, 16)));
+
         m_ContentsBox->AssignImageList(ContentsImageList);
 
         topsizer->Add(m_ContentsBox, 1,