diff --git a/includes/ajax.inc b/includes/ajax.inc
index cd63360..701185e 100644
--- a/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -50,12 +50,17 @@ function views_ajax() {
       // such as tablesorts, exposed filters and paging assume $_GET.
       $_GET = $_POST + $_GET;
 
-      // Overwrite the destination.
+      // Overwrite the destination. On AJAX requests $_GET['q'] is set to
+      // 'views/ajax' so we actively unset this to ensure we just get the actual
+      // query parameters.
+      //
       // @see drupal_get_destination()
       $origin_destination = $path;
-      $query = drupal_http_build_query($_REQUEST);
-      if ($query != '') {
-        $origin_destination .= '?' . $query;
+      $query = $_REQUEST;
+      unset($query['q']);
+      $query_string = drupal_http_build_query($query);
+      if ($query_string != '') {
+        $origin_destination .= '?' . $query_string;
       }
       $destination = &drupal_static('drupal_get_destination');
       $destination = array('destination' => $origin_destination);