diff --git a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
index cf4f405ee5..1b55d2dc7f 100644
--- a/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
+++ b/Jellyfin.Server.Implementations/Item/BaseItemRepository.cs
@@ -1884,7 +1884,7 @@ public sealed class BaseItemRepository
 
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filter.NameStartsWith))
         {
-            baseQuery = baseQuery.Where(e => e.SortName!.StartsWith(filter.NameStartsWith) || e.Name!.StartsWith(filter.NameStartsWith));
+            baseQuery = baseQuery.Where(e => e.SortName!.StartsWith(filter.NameStartsWith));
         }
 
         if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(filter.NameStartsWithOrGreater))