diff --git a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
index 25259971eff2..180d93b790ab 100644
--- a/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
+++ b/src/librustdoc/html/static/js/search.js
@@ -2160,6 +2160,18 @@ function initSearch(rawSearchIndex) {
         printTab(currentTab);
     }
 
+    function updateSearchHistory(url) {
+        if (!browserSupportsHistoryApi()) {
+            return;
+        }
+        const params = searchState.getQueryStringParams();
+        if (!history.state && !params.search) {
+            history.pushState(null, "", url);
+        } else {
+            history.replaceState(null, "", url);
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Perform a search based on the current state of the search input element
      * and display the results.
@@ -2196,15 +2208,7 @@ function initSearch(rawSearchIndex) {
 
         // Because searching is incremental by character, only the most
         // recent search query is added to the browser history.
-        if (browserSupportsHistoryApi()) {
-            const newURL = buildUrl(query.original, filterCrates);
-
-            if (!history.state && !params.search) {
-                history.pushState(null, "", newURL);
-            } else {
-                history.replaceState(null, "", newURL);
-            }
-        }
+        updateSearchHistory(buildUrl(query.original, filterCrates));
 
         showResults(
             execQuery(query, searchWords, filterCrates, window.currentCrate),
@@ -2670,13 +2674,8 @@ function initSearch(rawSearchIndex) {
     function updateCrate(ev) {
         if (ev.target.value === "all crates") {
             // If we don't remove it from the URL, it'll be picked up again by the search.
-            const params = searchState.getQueryStringParams();
             const query = searchState.input.value.trim();
-            if (!history.state && !params.search) {
-                history.pushState(null, "", buildUrl(query, null));
-            } else {
-                history.replaceState(null, "", buildUrl(query, null));
-            }
+            updateSearchHistory(buildUrl(query, null));
         }
         // In case you "cut" the entry from the search input, then change the crate filter
         // before paste back the previous search, you get the old search results without