diff --git a/src/vs/base/common/strings.ts b/src/vs/base/common/strings.ts
index 798109d729b05f994d93e303baca5adc7a23bb97..5d19aaee29b2cf9ce4d96aea735859dc554a7549 100644
--- a/src/vs/base/common/strings.ts
+++ b/src/vs/base/common/strings.ts
@@ -653,7 +653,7 @@ export function score(target: string, query: string): number {
 		}
 
 		// Prefix Bonus
-		if (indexOf === index) {
+		if (indexOf === 0) {
 			score += 8;
 		}