diff --git a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
index bb18277acdd..02f26132540 100644
--- a/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/silversearcher/findinfilessilversearcher.cpp
@@ -105,9 +105,6 @@ void runSilverSeacher(FutureInterfaceType &fi, FileFindParameters parameters)
     for (const QString &filter : parameters.exclusionFilters)
         arguments << "--ignore" << filter;
 
-    FileName path = FileName::fromUserInput(FileUtils::normalizePathName(directory));
-    arguments << parameters.text << path.toString();
-
     QString nameFiltersAsRegex;
     for (const QString &filter : parameters.nameFilters)
         nameFiltersAsRegex += QString("(%1)|").arg(convertWildcardToRegex(filter));
@@ -115,6 +112,9 @@ void runSilverSeacher(FutureInterfaceType &fi, FileFindParameters parameters)
 
     arguments << "-G" << nameFiltersAsRegex;
 
+    const FileName path = FileName::fromUserInput(FileUtils::normalizePathName(directory));
+    arguments << "-- " << parameters.text << path.toString();
+
     QProcess process;
     process.start("ag", arguments);
     if (process.waitForFinished()) {