diff --git a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
index 0cbc626c9..9a5e90b1b 100644
--- a/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
+++ b/sphinx/themes/basic/static/searchtools.js
@@ -428,12 +428,12 @@ var Search = {
       var valid = true;
 
       // check if all requirements are matched
-      var filteredTerms = // as search terms with length < 3 are discarded: ignore
+      var filteredTermCount = // as search terms with length < 3 are discarded: ignore
         searchterms.filter(function(term){return term.length > 2}).length
-      var allRequirementsMatched = fileMap[file].length != searchterms.length &&
-        fileMap[file].length != filteredTerms
-      if (allRequirementsMatched)
-          continue;
+      if (
+        fileMap[file].length != searchterms.length &&
+        fileMap[file].length != filteredTermCount
+      ) continue;
 
       // ensure that none of the excluded terms is in the search result
       for (i = 0; i < excluded.length; i++) {