diff --git a/addons/product/product.py b/addons/product/product.py
index 801e647e3f2..6460131e0ed 100644
--- a/addons/product/product.py
+++ b/addons/product/product.py
@@ -557,7 +557,7 @@ class product_product(osv.osv):
         if not args:
             args=[]
         if name:
-            ids = self.search(cr, user, [('default_code',operator,name)]+ args, limit=limit, context=context)
+            ids = self.search(cr, user, [('default_code','=',name)]+ args, limit=limit, context=context)
             if not len(ids):
                 ids = self.search(cr, user, [('ean13','=',name)]+ args, limit=limit, context=context)
             if not len(ids):