diff --git a/lib/speller/server-scripts/spellchecker.php b/lib/speller/server-scripts/spellchecker.php
index d3574ab240e..248f743eccd 100644
--- a/lib/speller/server-scripts/spellchecker.php
+++ b/lib/speller/server-scripts/spellchecker.php
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if(!($lang = check_language($aspell_prog))) {
     exit;
 }
 
-$aspell_opts = "-a --lang=$lang --encoding=utf-8";
+$aspell_opts = "-a -H --lang=$lang --encoding=utf-8";
 $tempfiledir = "./";
 $input_separator = "A";