Index: contrib/admin/util.py
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--- contrib/admin/util.py	(revision 13975)
+++ contrib/admin/util.py	(working copy)
@@ -312,6 +312,8 @@
     else:
         return label
 
+def help_text_for_field(name, model):
+    return model._meta.get_field_by_name(name)[0].help_text
 
 def display_for_field(value, field):
     from django.contrib.admin.templatetags.admin_list import _boolean_icon
Index: contrib/admin/helpers.py
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--- contrib/admin/helpers.py	(revision 13975)
+++ contrib/admin/helpers.py	(working copy)
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 from django import forms
 from django.conf import settings
 from django.contrib.admin.util import flatten_fieldsets, lookup_field
-from django.contrib.admin.util import display_for_field, label_for_field
+from django.contrib.admin.util import display_for_field, label_for_field, help_text_for_field
 from django.contrib.contenttypes.models import ContentType
 from django.core.exceptions import ObjectDoesNotExist
 from django.db.models.fields import FieldDoesNotExist
@@ -138,16 +138,20 @@
             class_name = field.__name__ != '<lambda>' and field.__name__ or ''
         else:
             class_name = field
+
         self.field = {
             'name': class_name,
             'label': label,
             'field': field,
+			'help_text': help_text_for_field(class_name, form._meta.model)
         }
+
         self.form = form
         self.model_admin = model_admin
         self.is_first = is_first
         self.is_checkbox = False
         self.is_readonly = True
+        self.help_text = help_text_for_field(class_name, form._meta.model)
 
     def label_tag(self):
         attrs = {}
Index: contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html
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--- contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html	(revision 13975)
+++ contrib/admin/templates/admin/includes/fieldset.html	(working copy)
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@
                     {% else %}
                         {{ field.label_tag }}
                         {% if field.is_readonly %}
-                            <p>{{ field.contents }}</p>
+                        <p>{{ field.contents }}</p>
                         {% else %}
                             {{ field.field }}
                         {% endif %}
+                        {% endif %}
+                    {% if field.field.help_text %}
+                        <p class="help">{{ field.field.help_text|safe }}</p>
                     {% endif %}
-                    {% if field.field.field.help_text %}
-                        <p class="help">{{ field.field.field.help_text|safe }}</p>
-                    {% endif %}
                 </div>
             {% endfor %}
         </div>