diff --git a/rattail/reporting/reports.py b/rattail/reporting/reports.py
index 38927451..2f032d67 100644
--- a/rattail/reporting/reports.py
+++ b/rattail/reporting/reports.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 ################################################################################
 #
 #  Rattail -- Retail Software Framework
-#  Copyright © 2010-2019 Lance Edgar
+#  Copyright © 2010-2022 Lance Edgar
 #
 #  This file is part of Rattail.
 #
@@ -161,6 +161,7 @@ class ReportParam(object):
         else:
             self.type = typ
         self.required = required
+        self.helptext = doc
         self.__doc__ == doc
         kwargs.pop('__doc__', None)
         for key, value in kwargs.items():