diff --git a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
index 0608e92eef5..529bd5b5aa2 100644
--- a/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
+++ b/src/com/android/settings/SettingsActivity.java
@@ -1230,7 +1230,7 @@ public class SettingsActivity extends Activity
     @Override
     public boolean onQueryTextChange(String newText) {
         mSearchQuery = newText;
-        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(newText) && mSearchResultsFragment == null) {
+        if (TextUtils.isEmpty(newText) || mSearchResultsFragment == null) {
             return false;
         }
         return mSearchResultsFragment.onQueryTextChange(newText);