diff --git a/src/nix/search.cc b/src/nix/search.cc
index d2a31607d..4fa1e7837 100644
--- a/src/nix/search.cc
+++ b/src/nix/search.cc
@@ -56,8 +56,8 @@ struct CmdSearch : InstallableCommand, MixJSON
     Strings getDefaultFlakeAttrPaths() override
     {
         return {
-            "packages." + settings.thisSystem.get() + ".",
-            "legacyPackages." + settings.thisSystem.get() + "."
+            "packages." + settings.thisSystem.get(),
+            "legacyPackages." + settings.thisSystem.get()
         };
     }