diff --git a/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.spec.ts b/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.spec.ts
index 074413ef88715..309a51e7153d0 100644
--- a/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.spec.ts
+++ b/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.spec.ts
@@ -89,16 +89,16 @@ describe('search-service', function () {
             expect(matches.length).to.eq(1);
         });
 
-        it('should support file searches with globs without the prefixed or trailing star (*)', async () => {
+        it('should NOT support file searches with globs without the prefixed or trailing star (*)', async () => {
             const rootUri = FileUri.create(path.resolve(__dirname, '../../test-resources/subdir1/sub2')).toString();
 
             const trailingMatches = await service.find('', { rootUris: [rootUri], includePatterns: ['*oo'] });
             expect(trailingMatches).to.be.not.undefined;
-            expect(trailingMatches.length).to.eq(1);
+            expect(trailingMatches.length).to.eq(0);
 
             const prefixedMatches = await service.find('', { rootUris: [rootUri], includePatterns: ['oo*'] });
             expect(prefixedMatches).to.be.not.undefined;
-            expect(prefixedMatches.length).to.eq(1);
+            expect(prefixedMatches.length).to.eq(0);
         });
     });
 
diff --git a/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.ts b/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.ts
index 72da3d32625b0..93d27a6439c37 100644
--- a/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.ts
+++ b/packages/file-search/src/node/file-search-service-impl.ts
@@ -110,14 +110,7 @@ export class FileSearchServiceImpl implements FileSearchService {
         const args = ['--files', '--case-sensitive'];
         if (options.includePatterns) {
             for (const includePattern of options.includePatterns) {
-                let includeGlob = includePattern;
-                if (!includeGlob.endsWith('*')) {
-                    includeGlob = `${includeGlob}*`;
-                }
-                if (!includeGlob.startsWith('*')) {
-                    includeGlob = `*${includeGlob}`;
-                }
-                args.push('--glob', includeGlob);
+                args.push('--glob', includePattern);
             }
         }
         if (!options.useGitIgnore) {