diff --git a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/patternInputWidget.ts b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/patternInputWidget.ts
index 29eb72cc7f7b2a7a72efcdec1bcbd2ad607df1a3..1748758781224db09ae3a4d498546a14cd4af6cc 100644
--- a/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/patternInputWidget.ts
+++ b/src/vs/workbench/parts/search/browser/patternInputWidget.ts
@@ -115,7 +115,7 @@ export class PatternInputWidget extends Widget {
 		let searchPaths: string[];
 		if (isGlobPattern) {
 			const segments = splitGlobAware(pattern, ',')
-				.map(s => s.trim())
+				.map(s => strings.ltrim(s.trim(), './'))
 				.filter(s => !!s.length);
 
 			const groups = this.groupByPathsAndExprSegments(segments);
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export class PatternInputWidget extends Widget {
 			exprSegments = groups.exprSegments;
 		} else {
 			const segments = pattern.split(',')
-				.map(s => s.trim())
+				.map(s => strings.ltrim(s.trim(), './'))
 				.filter(s => !!s.length);
 
 			const groups = this.groupByPathsAndExprSegments(segments);