diff --git a/internal/frontend/search.go b/internal/frontend/search.go
index 81f3b68..cccebb8 100644
--- a/internal/frontend/search.go
+++ b/internal/frontend/search.go
@@ -403,6 +403,9 @@
 	if mode == searchModePackage {
 		return q, false
 	}
+	if mode == searchModeSymbol {
+		return q, true
+	}
 	if shouldDefaultToSymbolSearch(q) {
 		return q, true
 	}