--- drupal-6.4/modules/search/search.module.orig	2008-09-22 22:17:29.000000000 +1000
+++ drupal-6.4/modules/search/search.module	2008-09-22 22:23:31.000000000 +1000
@@ -1069,6 +1069,7 @@
   $form['submit'] = array('#type' => 'submit', '#value' => t('Search'));
   $form['#submit'][] = 'search_box_form_submit';
   $form['#validate'][] = 'search_box_form_validate';
+  $form['#action'] = url('search');
 
   return $form;
 }