diff --git a/modules/search.module b/modules/search.module
index f024f0d5e1f..7eebf9f034b 100644
--- a/modules/search.module
+++ b/modules/search.module
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function do_search($search_array) {
     }
 
     // Put the next search word into the query and do the query
-    $query = preg_replace("'\%'", $word, $select);
+    $query = preg_replace("'\%'", check_query($word), $select);
     $result = db_query($query);
 
     // If we got any results
diff --git a/modules/search/search.module b/modules/search/search.module
index f024f0d5e1f..7eebf9f034b 100644
--- a/modules/search/search.module
+++ b/modules/search/search.module
@@ -112,7 +112,7 @@ function do_search($search_array) {
     }
 
     // Put the next search word into the query and do the query
-    $query = preg_replace("'\%'", $word, $select);
+    $query = preg_replace("'\%'", check_query($word), $select);
     $result = db_query($query);
 
     // If we got any results