diff --git a/src/help.jl b/src/help.jl
index a573a264a..01d3eb7f6 100644
--- a/src/help.jl
+++ b/src/help.jl
@@ -3,8 +3,17 @@
 import Markdown
 import REPL
 
+if isdefined( REPL.TerminalMenus, :default_terminal)
+  default_terminal = REPL.TerminalMenus.default_terminal
+else
+  # before Julia 1.12
+  function default_terminal()
+    return REPL.TerminalMenus.terminal
+  end
+end
+
 function gap_help_string(topic::String, onlyexact::Bool = false,
-    term::REPL.Terminals.TTYTerminal = REPL.TerminalMenus.terminal;
+    term::REPL.Terminals.TTYTerminal = default_terminal();
     suppress_output::Bool = false)
     # Let GAP collect the information.
     info = Globals.HELP_Info(GapObj(topic), onlyexact)
diff --git a/test/help.jl b/test/help.jl
index 0b71e6055..08f8e0da2 100644
--- a/test/help.jl
+++ b/test/help.jl
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @testset "help" begin
     using GAP.REPL
-    tt = REPL.TerminalMenus.terminal
+    tt = GAP.default_terminal()
 
     function test_gap_help(topic::String)
         inp = Base.IOBuffer("qq") # exit the menu if applicable