diff --git a/setup.py b/setup.py
index e0a18a47a..8ba33e73b 100644
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -174,7 +174,7 @@ def generate_level(self, prefix, parser, Archiver):
             print('generating help for %s' % command)
 
             if self.generate_level(command + " ", parser, Archiver):
-                return
+                break
 
             with open('docs/usage/%s.rst.inc' % command.replace(" ", "_"), 'w') as doc:
                 doc.write(".. IMPORTANT: this file is auto-generated from borg's built-in help, do not edit!\n\n")