diff --git a/src/library/libraryquery.cpp b/src/library/libraryquery.cpp
index cbdc8f99a..02177bf42 100644
--- a/src/library/libraryquery.cpp
+++ b/src/library/libraryquery.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,13 @@ void LibraryQuery::AddWhere(const QString& column, const QVariant& value,
 }
 
 void LibraryQuery::AddCompilationRequirement(bool compilation) {
-  where_clauses_ << QString("effective_compilation = %1")
+  // The unary + is added to prevent sqlite from using the index
+  // idx_comp_artist. When joining with fts, sqlite 3.8 has a tendency
+  // to use this index and thereby nesting the tables in an order
+  // which gives very poor performance. See
+  // https://github.com/clementine-player/Clementine/pull/4285 for
+  // more details.
+  where_clauses_ << QString("+effective_compilation = %1")
                         .arg(compilation ? 1 : 0);
 }