diff --git a/layers/+completion/compleseus/funcs.el b/layers/+completion/compleseus/funcs.el
index c143a86b1c69..be6d57216ac4 100644
--- a/layers/+completion/compleseus/funcs.el
+++ b/layers/+completion/compleseus/funcs.el
@@ -63,7 +63,7 @@ active and `force-input' is not nil, `thing-at-point' will be returned."
   )
 
 (defun spacemacs/compleseus-search (force-initial-input initial-directory)
-  (let* ((initial-input (rxt-quote-pcre
+  (let* ((initial-input (regexp-quote
                          (spacemacs/initial-search-input force-initial-input)))
          (default-directory
           (or initial-directory (read-directory-name "Start from directory: "))))