diff --git a/src/data/filter.cpp b/src/data/filter.cpp
index 116cb0f3..ca46facd 100644
--- a/src/data/filter.cpp
+++ b/src/data/filter.cpp
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ vector<QuickFilterPart> parse_quicksearch_query(String const& query) {
     } else if (c == _(':') && part.type.empty() && !quoted) {
       part.type = part.query;
       part.query.clear();
-    } else if (c == _('!') && part.query.empty() && part.type.empty() && !quoted) {
+    } else if (c == _('-') && part.query.empty() && part.type.empty() && !quoted) {
       // negate
       part.need_match = false;
     } else {