diff --git a/clap_derive/src/utils/doc_comments.rs b/clap_derive/src/utils/doc_comments.rs
index f0cb96218977..7ac872cf3640 100644
--- a/clap_derive/src/utils/doc_comments.rs
+++ b/clap_derive/src/utils/doc_comments.rs
@@ -61,7 +61,10 @@ pub fn process_doc_comment(lines: Vec<String>, name: &str, preprocess: bool) ->
             lines.join("\n")
         };
 
-        vec![Method::new(short_name, quote!(#short))]
+        vec![
+            Method::new(short_name, quote!(#short)),
+            Method::new(long_name, quote!(None)),
+        ]
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/derive/doc_comments_help.rs b/tests/derive/doc_comments_help.rs
index c35718b91f26..4b2d22c02e18 100644
--- a/tests/derive/doc_comments_help.rs
+++ b/tests/derive/doc_comments_help.rs
@@ -234,8 +234,7 @@ fn doc_comment_about_handles_both_abouts() {
 
     let app = Opts::into_app();
     assert_eq!(app.get_about(), Some("Opts doc comment summary"));
-    assert_eq!(
-        app.get_long_about(),
-        Some("Sub doc comment summary\n\nSub doc comment body")
-    );
+    // clap will fallback to `about` on `None`.  The main care about is not providing a `Sub` doc
+    // comment.
+    assert_eq!(app.get_long_about(), None);
 }