diff --git a/lisp/minibuffer.el b/lisp/minibuffer.el
index 6deb1eb077..cfcf0fdccb 100644
--- a/lisp/minibuffer.el
+++ b/lisp/minibuffer.el
@@ -3581,6 +3581,7 @@ that is non-nil."
                    (if transform-pattern-fn
                        (funcall transform-pattern-fn pattern)
                      pattern)))
+	 (pattern (append pattern '(any))) ; explicit trailing ‘any’
          (all (completion-pcm--all-completions prefix pattern table pred)))
     (list all pattern prefix suffix (car bounds))))