diff --git a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
index f1cfb67fe3..513b4bf192 100644
--- a/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
+++ b/src/components/views/rooms/RoomHeader.js
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ module.exports = React.createClass({
                 var searchStatus;
                 // don't display the search count until the search completes and
                 // gives us a valid (possibly zero) searchCount.
-                if (this.props.searchInfo && this.props.searchInfo.searchCount != null) {
+                if (this.props.searchInfo && this.props.searchInfo.searchCount !== undefined && this.props.searchInfo.searchCount !== null) {
                     searchStatus = <div className="mx_RoomHeader_searchStatus">&nbsp;(~{ this.props.searchInfo.searchCount } results)</div>;
                 }