diff --git a/include/class.forms.php b/include/class.forms.php
index d6957643e720682b1c77f0bf2e85cd83c2055fbc..e0d1ea7416e98019e2d2122434e068aadeb8cf66 100644
--- a/include/class.forms.php
+++ b/include/class.forms.php
@@ -930,7 +930,7 @@ class FormField {
             case 'nequal':
                 $Q->negate();
             case 'equal':
-                $criteria[$name . '__eq'] = $value;
+                $criteria[$name] = $value;
                 break;
 
             case 'contains':