diff --git a/milli/src/search/mod.rs b/milli/src/search/mod.rs
index ce5a6bc88..7560fbf0a 100644
--- a/milli/src/search/mod.rs
+++ b/milli/src/search/mod.rs
@@ -133,7 +133,7 @@ impl<'a> Search<'a> {
             initial_candidates.union_with(&bucket_candidates);
 
             if offset != 0 {
-                candidates.by_ref().skip(offset).for_each(drop);
+                candidates.by_ref().take(offset).for_each(drop);
                 offset = offset.saturating_sub(len.min(offset));
                 len = len.saturating_sub(len.min(offset));
             }