diff --git a/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/SearchDsl.scala b/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/SearchDsl.scala
index 0a28cbb7a..4e975e0b1 100644
--- a/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/SearchDsl.scala
+++ b/src/main/scala/com/sksamuel/elastic4s/SearchDsl.scala
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ trait SearchDsl
     }
 
     def filter(block: => FilterDefinition): SearchDefinition = {
-      _builder.setFilter(block.builder)
+      _builder.setPostFilter(block.builder)
       this
     }