diff --git a/src/lib/history/historymodel.cpp b/src/lib/history/historymodel.cpp
index 0ce0ed010..6eaac6c40 100644
--- a/src/lib/history/historymodel.cpp
+++ b/src/lib/history/historymodel.cpp
@@ -531,6 +531,6 @@ bool HistoryFilterModel::filterAcceptsRow(int sourceRow, const QModelIndex &sour
         return true;
     }
 
-    return (index.data(HistoryModel::UrlStringRole).toString().contains(filterRegExp()) ||
-            index.data(HistoryModel::TitleRole).toString().contains(filterRegExp()));
+    return (index.data(HistoryModel::UrlStringRole).toString().contains(m_pattern) ||
+            index.data(HistoryModel::TitleRole).toString().contains(m_pattern));
 }