diff --git a/src/ChangeLog b/src/ChangeLog
index dfb1b99ef00..b7c1ef2c93c 100644
--- a/src/ChangeLog
+++ b/src/ChangeLog
@@ -1,3 +1,8 @@
+2010-11-20  Eli Zaretskii  <eliz@gnu.org>
+
+	* msdos.c (dos_rawgetc): Use gen_help_event, instead of doing the
+	same in-line.
+
 2010-11-20  Andreas Schwab  <schwab@linux-m68k.org>
 
 	* xfaces.c (lookup_face): Make static.
diff --git a/src/msdos.c b/src/msdos.c
index 964fde0cbf5..0f9a2ff29e5 100644
--- a/src/msdos.c
+++ b/src/msdos.c
@@ -2725,17 +2725,8 @@ dos_rawgetc (void)
 	  /* If the contents of the global variable help_echo has
 	     changed, generate a HELP_EVENT.  */
 	  if (!NILP (help_echo_string) || !NILP (previous_help_echo_string))
-	    {
-	      event.kind = HELP_EVENT;
-	      event.frame_or_window = selected_frame;
-	      event.arg = help_echo_object;
-	      event.x = WINDOWP (help_echo_window)
-		? help_echo_window : selected_frame;
-	      event.y = help_echo_string;
-	      event.timestamp = event_timestamp ();
-	      event.code = help_echo_pos;
-	      kbd_buffer_store_event (&event);
-	    }
+	    gen_help_event (help_echo_string, selected_frame, help_echo_window,
+			    help_echo_object, help_echo_pos);
 	}
 
       for (but = 0; but < NUM_MOUSE_BUTTONS; but++)