diff --git a/selling/doctype/sales_bom/sales_bom.py b/selling/doctype/sales_bom/sales_bom.py
index 420b5a9ffd..a6b123a3c3 100644
--- a/selling/doctype/sales_bom/sales_bom.py
+++ b/selling/doctype/sales_bom/sales_bom.py
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ def get_new_item_code(doctype, txt, searchfield, start, page_len, filters):
 
 	return webnotes.conn.sql("""select name, description from tabItem 
 		where is_stock_item="No" and is_sales_item="Yes"
-		and name not in (select name from `tabSales BOM`) and %s like "%s" 
+		and name not in (select name from `tabSales BOM`) and %s like %s
 		%s limit %s, %s""" % (searchfield, "%s", 
 		get_match_cond(doctype, searchfield),"%s", "%s"), 
 		("%%%s%%" % txt, start, page_len))
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