diff --git a/ecrire/exec_recherche.php b/ecrire/exec_recherche.php
index af4e6eabc0e9a2874725df290ae429689101ed90..ab2e854c9ab659011b371dbcb1b39c706ae81b8d 100644
--- a/ecrire/exec_recherche.php
+++ b/ecrire/exec_recherche.php
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ function recherche_dist()
  $recherche_aff = _T('info_rechercher');
  $onfocus = "onfocus=this.value='';";
 			echo "<form method='get' style='margin: 0px;' action='" . generer_url_ecrire("recherche","") . "'>";
+			echo "<input type='hidden' name='exec' value='recherche' />";
 			echo '<input type="text" size="10" value="'.$recherche_aff.'" name="recherche" class="spip_recherche" accesskey="r" '.$onfocus.'>';
 			echo "</form>";