diff --git a/Bugzilla/Search/Quicksearch.pm b/Bugzilla/Search/Quicksearch.pm
index 04216b80cf27fbbdc5e24a39212095b9f5abfe01..54f6c93664e9e41376bce5c70473156d857350fe 100644
--- a/Bugzilla/Search/Quicksearch.pm
+++ b/Bugzilla/Search/Quicksearch.pm
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ sub quicksearch {
             my @subWords = split(/[\|,]/, $baseWord);
             if ($firstChar eq '+') {
                 foreach (@subWords) {
-                    addChart('short_desc', 'substring', $qsword, $negate);
+                    addChart('short_desc', 'substring', $_, $negate);
                 }
             }
             elsif ($firstChar eq '#') {