diff --git a/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua b/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua
index 3fa63cfe..8aac7ae1 100644
--- a/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua
+++ b/lua/nvim-tree/help.lua
@@ -173,7 +173,13 @@ local function open()
 
   -- populate it
   vim.api.nvim_buf_set_lines(M.bufnr, 0, -1, false, lines)
-  vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(M.bufnr, "modifiable", false)
+
+  if vim.fn.has "nvim-0.10" == 1 then
+    vim.api.nvim_set_option_value("modifiable", false, { buf = M.bufnr })
+  else
+    ---@diagnostic disable-next-line: deprecated
+    vim.api.nvim_buf_set_option(M.bufnr, "modifiable", false)
+  end
 
   -- highlight it
   for _, h in ipairs(hl) do