diff --git a/src/reader.cpp b/src/reader.cpp
index 7d682db88..e43547999 100644
--- a/src/reader.cpp
+++ b/src/reader.cpp
@@ -1812,6 +1812,7 @@ bool reader_data_t::handle_completions(const completion_list_t &comp, size_t tok
 
     if (use_prefix) {
         for (completion_t &c : surviving_completions) {
+            c.flags &= ~COMPLETE_REPLACES_TOKEN;
             wcstring &comp = c.completion;
             comp.erase(comp.begin(), comp.begin() + common_prefix.size());
         }