diff --git a/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c b/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
index a2b4607cb..5292da844 100644
--- a/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
+++ b/dirmngr/ks-engine-hkp.c
@@ -1572,7 +1572,7 @@ ks_hkp_search (ctrl_t ctrl, parsed_uri_t uri, const char *pattern,
 
     xfree (request);
     request = strconcat (hostport,
-                         "/pks/lookup?op=index&options=mr&search=",
+                         "/pks/lookup?op=index&options=mr&fingerprint=on&search=",
                          searchkey,
                          NULL);
     xfree (searchkey);