diff --git a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
index 2eeceb94f333..f67a55b80c82 100644
--- a/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
+++ b/platform/platform-impl/src/com/intellij/ide/ui/search/SearchUtil.java
@@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public final class SearchUtil {
 
   @NotNull
   private static Pattern getNonWordPattern(boolean i18n) {
-    return Pattern.compile("[" + (i18n ? "\\pL" : "\\W") + "&&[^\\p{Punct}\\p{Blank}]]");
+    return Pattern.compile("[" + (i18n ? "^\\pL" : "\\W") + "&&[^\\p{Punct}\\p{Blank}]]");
   }