diff --git a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
index 048d7da7d8a..2436435d492 100644
--- a/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
+++ b/htdocs/societe/class/societe.class.php
@@ -876,7 +876,7 @@ class Societe extends CommonObject
     		foreach($filters as $field => $value)
     		{
     			if (! $exact)
-    				$value = '%'.str_replace('*', '%', $value).'%';
+    				$value = str_replace('*', '%', $value);
     			if (! $case)
     				$sql.= " ".$clause." ".$field." LIKE '".$this->db->escape($value)."'";
     			else