diff --git a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
index 269dbff55c..40ef4a4dc9 100644
--- a/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
+++ b/wp-admin/edit-comments.php
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ if ( isset($_REQUEST['approved']) || isset($_REQUEST['deleted']) || isset($_REQU
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->views(); ?>
 
-<form id="comments-form" action="" method="post">
+<form id="comments-form" action="" method="get">
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->search_box( __( 'Search Comments' ), 'comment' ); ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/link-manager.php b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
index 40a8d50a77..1ab4f731ad 100644
--- a/wp-admin/link-manager.php
+++ b/wp-admin/link-manager.php
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ if ( isset($_REQUEST['deleted']) ) {
 }
 ?>
 
-<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="post">
+<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="get">
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->search_box( __( 'Search Links' ), 'link' ); ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/upload.php b/wp-admin/upload.php
index c69d99f33a..6a1d9b4036 100644
--- a/wp-admin/upload.php
+++ b/wp-admin/upload.php
@@ -211,7 +211,7 @@ if ( !empty($message) ) { ?>
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->views(); ?>
 
-<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="post">
+<form id="posts-filter" action="" method="get">
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->search_box( __( 'Search Media' ), 'media' ); ?>
 
diff --git a/wp-admin/users.php b/wp-admin/users.php
index 662fb998d7..8f082119f2 100644
--- a/wp-admin/users.php
+++ b/wp-admin/users.php
@@ -358,7 +358,7 @@ if ( $usersearch )
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->views(); ?>
 
-<form action="" method="post">
+<form action="" method="get">
 
 <?php $wp_list_table->search_box( __( 'Search Users' ), 'user' ); ?>