diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
index f88d524036..e73951c8d7 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/utils/github.rb
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ module GitHub
 
   def issues_for_formula(name, options = {})
     tap = options[:tap] || CoreTap.instance
-    search_issues(name, state: "open", repo: "#{tap.user}/homebrew-#{tap.repo}")
+    search_issues(name, state: "open", repo: "#{tap.user}/homebrew-#{tap.repo}", in: "title")
   end
 
   def print_pull_requests_matching(query)