diff --git a/scaladoc-js/main/src/searchbar/engine/Matchers.scala b/scaladoc-js/main/src/searchbar/engine/Matchers.scala
index 14b7eeea9653..8fd06fbc2b59 100644
--- a/scaladoc-js/main/src/searchbar/engine/Matchers.scala
+++ b/scaladoc-js/main/src/searchbar/engine/Matchers.scala
@@ -25,4 +25,4 @@ case class ByName(query: String) extends Matchers:
   }
 
 case class ByKind(kind: String) extends Matchers:
-  def apply(p: PageEntry): Int = p.fullName.split(" ").headOption.filter(_.equalsIgnoreCase(kind)).fold(-1)(_ => 1)
+  def apply(p: PageEntry): Int = if p.kind.equalsIgnoreCase(kind) then 1 else -1