diff --git a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
index 556021c003..58be4de5ed 100644
--- a/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
+++ b/src/qt/listctrl.cpp
@@ -762,7 +762,7 @@ long wxListCtrl::FindItem(long start, const wxString& str, bool partial)
                 !partial ? Qt::MatchExactly : Qt::MatchContains );
     for (int i=0; i<qitems.length(); i++)
     {
-        ret = m_qtTreeWidget->indexOfTopLevelItem(qitems.at(0));
+        ret = m_qtTreeWidget->indexOfTopLevelItem(qitems.at(i));
         if ( ret >= start )
             return ret;
     }