diff --git a/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb b/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
index f2ab80f87..f84506a1e 100644
--- a/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
+++ b/app/logical/post_query_builder.rb
@@ -290,7 +290,7 @@ class PostQueryBuilder
     when "unmoderated"
       Post.in_modqueue.available_for_moderation(current_user, hidden: false)
     when "all", "any"
-      Post.all
+      Post.where("TRUE")
     else
       Post.none
     end
diff --git a/test/unit/post_query_builder_test.rb b/test/unit/post_query_builder_test.rb
index fab1a2e36..af523de69 100644
--- a/test/unit/post_query_builder_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/post_query_builder_test.rb
@@ -639,6 +639,13 @@ class PostQueryBuilderTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
       assert_tag_match([disapproved], "-status:unmoderated")
     end
 
+    should "return nothing for the -status:any metatag" do
+      create(:post)
+
+      assert_tag_match([], "-status:any")
+      assert_tag_match([], "-status:all")
+    end
+
     should "respect the 'Deleted post filter' option when using the status: metatag" do
       deleted = create(:post, is_deleted: true, is_banned: true)
       undeleted = create(:post, is_banned: true)