diff --git a/addons/account/models/account.py b/addons/account/models/account.py
index 60ea1163111..8923e6891df 100644
--- a/addons/account/models/account.py
+++ b/addons/account/models/account.py
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ class AccountAccount(models.Model):
         args = args or []
         domain = []
         if name:
-            domain = ['|', ('code', '=ilike', name + '%'), ('name', operator, name)]
+            domain = ['|', ('code', '=ilike', name.split(' ')[0] + '%'), ('name', operator, name)]
             if operator in expression.NEGATIVE_TERM_OPERATORS:
                 domain = ['&', '!'] + domain[1:]
         accounts = self.search(domain + args, limit=limit)