diff --git a/cmd/helm/completion.go b/cmd/helm/completion.go
index b1cd04140..e83a32a13 100644
--- a/cmd/helm/completion.go
+++ b/cmd/helm/completion.go
@@ -82,6 +82,8 @@ func runCompletionBash(out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 
 func runCompletionZsh(out io.Writer, cmd *cobra.Command) error {
 	zshInitialization := `
+#compdef helm
+
 __helm_bash_source() {
 	alias shopt=':'
 	alias _expand=_bash_expand