diff --git wp-admin/users.php wp-admin/users.php
index 42ce41e87e..3122e46369 100644
--- wp-admin/users.php
+++ wp-admin/users.php
@@ -555,7 +555,7 @@ if ( strlen( $usersearch ) ) {
 
 		<?php $wp_list_table->views(); ?>
 
-<form method="get">
+<form method="post">
 
 		<?php $wp_list_table->search_box( __( 'Search Users' ), 'user' ); ?>