diff --git a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
index 959e43ae..e2559dab 100644
--- a/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
+++ b/src/ncmpcpp.cpp
@@ -1724,7 +1724,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 				ShowMessage("Searching...");
 				Screen<Scrollpad> *s = static_cast<Screen<Scrollpad> *>(myScreen);
 				s->Main()->RemoveFormatting();
-				ShowMessage("%s", s->Main()->SetFormatting(fmtReverse, TO_WSTRING(findme), fmtReverseEnd) || findme.empty() ? "Done!" : "No matching patterns found");
+				ShowMessage("%s", findme.empty() || s->Main()->SetFormatting(fmtReverse, TO_WSTRING(findme), fmtReverseEnd) ? "Done!" : "No matching patterns found");
 				s->Main()->Flush();
 			}
 		}