lib/PublicInbox/LeiLsMailSync.pm | 5 ++---

diff --git a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiLsMailSync.pm b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiLsMailSync.pm
index 532ea9b542e803ac3c5d71268a86d6ddfe773fc6..505c0b3f55fcd95202c87ef3701f54785fd52730 100644
--- a/lib/PublicInbox/LeiLsMailSync.pm
+++ b/lib/PublicInbox/LeiLsMailSync.pm
@@ -12,9 +12,8 @@ 	my ($lei, $filter) = @_;
 	my $sto = $lei->_lei_store or return;
 	my $lms = $sto->search->lms or return;
 	my $opt = $lei->{opt};
-	my $re;
-	$re = defined($filter) ? qr/\Q$filter\E/ : qr/./ if $opt->{globoff};
-	$re //= $lei->glob2re($filter // '*');
+	my $re = $opt->{globoff} ? undef : $lei->glob2re($filter // '*');
+	$re //= qr/\Q$filter\E/;
 	my @f = $lms->folders;
 	@f = $opt->{'invert-match'} ? grep(!/$re/, @f) : grep(/$re/, @f);
 	if ($opt->{'local'} && !$opt->{remote}) {