diff --git a/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua b/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
index c412f69..2c4695f 100644
--- a/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
+++ b/lua/telescope/builtin/internal.lua
@@ -569,7 +569,7 @@ internal.buffers = function(opts)
     if opts.ignore_current_buffer and b == vim.api.nvim_get_current_buf() then
       return false
     end
-    if opts.only_cwd and not string.find(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(b), vim.loop.cwd()) then
+    if opts.only_cwd and not string.find(vim.api.nvim_buf_get_name(b), vim.loop.cwd(), 1, true) then
       return false
     end
     return true