diff --git a/includes/ajax.inc b/includes/ajax.inc
index 39d8c6f..363efc0 100644
--- a/includes/ajax.inc
+++ b/includes/ajax.inc
@@ -48,14 +48,16 @@ function views_ajax() {
 
       // Overwrite the destination.
       // @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);
-- 
1.7.1