diff --git a/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c b/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
index 0da57270b0..9697dad4b6 100644
--- a/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
+++ b/gtk/gtkemojichooser.c
@@ -535,7 +535,7 @@ filter_func (GtkFlowBoxChild *child,
     goto out;
 
   g_variant_get_child (emoji_data, 1, "&s", &name);
-  res = strstr (name, text) != NULL;
+  res = g_str_match_string (text, name, TRUE);
 
 out:
   if (res)