diff --git a/gitweb/gitweb.perl b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
index 6cfe8d932d..c876e0fb4e 100755
--- a/gitweb/gitweb.perl
+++ b/gitweb/gitweb.perl
@@ -5850,9 +5850,10 @@ sub git_search_files {
 	my $alternate = 1;
 	my $matches = 0;
 	my $lastfile = '';
+	my $file_href;
 	while (my $line = <$fd>) {
 		chomp $line;
-		my ($file, $file_href, $lno, $ltext, $binary);
+		my ($file, $lno, $ltext, $binary);
 		last if ($matches++ > 1000);
 		if ($line =~ /^Binary file (.+) matches$/) {
 			$file = $1;
diff --git a/t/t9500-gitweb-standalone-no-errors.sh b/t/t9500-gitweb-standalone-no-errors.sh
index ab24917812..3e4fdbe562 100755
--- a/t/t9500-gitweb-standalone-no-errors.sh
+++ b/t/t9500-gitweb-standalone-no-errors.sh
@@ -629,6 +629,45 @@ test_expect_success \
 	'config override: tree view, features enabled in repo config (2)' \
 	'gitweb_run "p=.git;a=tree"'
 
+# ----------------------------------------------------------------------
+# searching
+
+cat >>gitweb_config.perl <<\EOF
+
+# enable search
+$feature{'search'}{'default'} = [1];
+$feature{'grep'}{'default'} = [1];
+$feature{'pickaxe'}{'default'} = [1];
+EOF
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: preparation' \
+	'echo "1st MATCH" >>file &&
+	 echo "2nd MATCH" >>file &&
+	 echo "MATCH" >>bar &&
+	 git add file bar &&
+	 git commit -m "Added MATCH word"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: commit author' \
+	'gitweb_run "p=.git;a=search;h=HEAD;st=author;s=A+U+Thor"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: commit message' \
+	'gitweb_run "p=.git;a=search;h=HEAD;st=commitr;s=MATCH"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: grep' \
+	'gitweb_run "p=.git;a=search;h=HEAD;st=grep;s=MATCH"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: pickaxe' \
+	'gitweb_run "p=.git;a=search;h=HEAD;st=pickaxe;s=MATCH"'
+
+test_expect_success \
+	'search: projects' \
+	'gitweb_run "a=project_list;s=.git"'
+
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