diff --git a/src/filemanager/find.c b/src/filemanager/find.c
index e0956d00e..c06be6dda 100644
--- a/src/filemanager/find.c
+++ b/src/filemanager/find.c
@@ -772,8 +772,11 @@ find_parameters (char **start_dir, ssize_t * start_dir_len,
 
             *content = (options.content_use && in_with->buffer[0] != '\0')
                 ? g_strdup (in_with->buffer) : NULL;
+            if (in_name->buffer[0] != '\0')
+                *pattern = g_strdup (in_name->buffer);
+            else
+                *pattern = g_strdup (options.file_pattern ? "*" : ".*");
             *start_dir = in_start->buffer[0] != '\0' ? in_start->buffer : (char *) ".";
-            *pattern = g_strdup (in_name->buffer);
             if (in_start_dir != INPUT_LAST_TEXT)
                 g_free (in_start_dir);
             in_start_dir = g_strdup (*start_dir);