diff --git a/share/functions/__fish_npm_helper.fish b/share/functions/__fish_npm_helper.fish
index 2790c997e..6addae48f 100644
--- a/share/functions/__fish_npm_helper.fish
+++ b/share/functions/__fish_npm_helper.fish
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ function __npm_filtered_list_packages
     end
 
     # Do not provide any completions if nothing has been entered yet to avoid long hang.
-    if string match -r . (commandline -ct)
+    if string match -rq . (commandline -ct)
         # Filter the results here rather than in the C++ code due to #5267
         all-the-package-names | string match -er -- '(?:\b|_|^)'(commandline -ct |
             string escape --style=regex) | head -n1000