diff --git a/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui b/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
index a783a5c0d5..c550535804 100644
--- a/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
+++ b/gtk/ui/gtkfilechooserwidget.ui
@@ -243,6 +243,7 @@
                             <property name="visible">True</property>
                             <property name="can_focus">True</property>
                             <property name="has_tooltip">True</property>
+                            <property name="enable-search">False</property>
                             <child internal-child="accessible">
                               <object class="AtkObject" id="browse_files_tree_view-atkobject">
                                 <property name="AtkObject::accessible-name" translatable="yes">Files</property>