diff --git a/eZ/Publish/Core/Search/Legacy/Content/Common/Gateway/CriterionHandler/FullText.php b/eZ/Publish/Core/Search/Legacy/Content/Common/Gateway/CriterionHandler/FullText.php
index dabf42bc2ac..4ef7fd05540 100644
--- a/eZ/Publish/Core/Search/Legacy/Content/Common/Gateway/CriterionHandler/FullText.php
+++ b/eZ/Publish/Core/Search/Legacy/Content/Common/Gateway/CriterionHandler/FullText.php
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ protected function getWordIdSubquery(QueryBuilder $query, string $string): strin
         }
 
         // Search for provided string itself as well
-        $wordExpressions[] = $this->getWordExpression($subQuery, $string);
+        $wordExpressions[] = $this->getWordExpression($query, $string);
 
         $whereCondition = $subQuery->expr()->orX(...$wordExpressions);