diff --git a/select2.js b/select2.js
index 00bfb7fc..41043d9d 100644
--- a/select2.js
+++ b/select2.js
@@ -1841,7 +1841,9 @@ the specific language governing permissions and limitations under the Apache Lic
 
                 if (data.results.length === 0 && checkFormatter(opts.formatNoMatches, "formatNoMatches")) {
                     render("<li class='select2-no-results'>" + evaluate(opts.formatNoMatches, opts.element, search.val()) + "</li>");
-                    this.showSearch(search.val());
+                    if(this.showSearch){
+                        this.showSearch(search.val());
+                    }
                     return;
                 }