diff --git a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
index e6b738a931..9aba4c9541 100644
--- a/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
+++ b/src/search/dolphinsearchbox.cpp
@@ -447,7 +447,7 @@ KUrl DolphinSearchBox::balooUrlForSearching() const
 
     if (m_contentButton->isChecked()) {
         query.setSearchString(text);
-    } else {
+    } else if (!text.isEmpty()) {
         term.addSubTerm(Baloo::Term(QLatin1String("filename"), text));
     }