diff --git a/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx b/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
index 586a0825dd..34682877e0 100644
--- a/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
+++ b/src/components/structures/RoomSearch.tsx
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ export default class RoomSearch extends React.PureComponent<IProps, IState> {
         });
 
         let placeholder = _t("Filter");
-        if (SpaceStore.instance.spacePanelSpaces.length) {
+        if (this.state.inSpaces) {
             placeholder = _t("Filter all spaces");
         }