diff --git a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/waitinglist/index.html b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/waitinglist/index.html
index 72202f8ecd..15981da392 100644
--- a/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/waitinglist/index.html
+++ b/src/pretix/control/templates/pretixcontrol/waitinglist/index.html
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@
                 </option>
             {% endfor %}
         </select>
-        <input name="search" type="text" placeholder={% trans "Search" %} class="form-control" value="{{ request.GET.search }}">
+        <input name="search" type="text" placeholder="{% trans "Search" %}" class="form-control" value="{{ request.GET.search }}">
         {% if request.event.has_subevents %}
             <select name="subevent" class="form-control">
                 <option value="">{% trans "All dates" context "subevent" %}</option>