diff --git a/wp-admin/upload.php b/wp-admin/upload.php
index 6128e2324..176314c5d 100644
--- a/wp-admin/upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/upload.php
@@ -163,7 +163,7 @@ require_once('./admin-header.php');
 <div class="wrap">
 <?php screen_icon(); ?>
 <h2><?php echo esc_html( $title ); ?> <a href="media-new.php" class="button add-new-h2"><?php echo esc_html_x('Add New', 'file'); ?></a> <?php
-if ( isset($_GET['s']) && $_GET['s'] )
+if ( isset($_REQUEST['s']) && $_REQUEST['s'] )
 	printf( '<span class="subtitle">' . __('Search results for &#8220;%s&#8221;') . '</span>', get_search_query() ); ?>
 </h2>