diff --git a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
index 2d89f5f95b1..4d8d4024a2f 100755
--- a/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
+++ b/js/jquery.mobile.listview.filter.js
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ $( ":jqmData(role='listview')" ).live( "listviewcreate", function() {
 
 			// Change val as lastval for next execution
 			$this.jqmData( "lastval" , val );
-			change = val.substr( 0 , lastval.length + 1 ).replace( lastval , "" );
+			change = val.substr( 0 , lastval.length - 1 ).replace( lastval , "" );
 
 			if ( val.length < lastval.length || change.length != ( val.length - lastval.length ) ) {