Index: src/bp-friends/classes/class-bp-friends-friendship.php
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--- src/bp-friends/classes/class-bp-friends-friendship.php	(revision 9982)
+++ src/bp-friends/classes/class-bp-friends-friendship.php	(working copy)
@@ -342,7 +342,7 @@
 			$sql       = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM {$bp->profile->table_name_data} WHERE user_id IN ({$fids}) AND value LIKE %s {$pag_sql}", $search_terms_like );
 			$total_sql = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_id) FROM {$bp->profile->table_name_data} WHERE user_id IN ({$fids}) AND value LIKE %s", $search_terms_like );
 		} else {
-			$sql       = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM {$wpdb->usermeta} WHERE user_id IN ({$fids}) AND meta_key = 'nickname' AND meta_value LIKE %s' {$pag_sql}", $search_terms_like );
+			$sql       = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT DISTINCT user_id FROM {$wpdb->usermeta} WHERE user_id IN ({$fids}) AND meta_key = 'nickname' AND meta_value LIKE %s {$pag_sql}", $search_terms_like );
 			$total_sql = $wpdb->prepare( "SELECT COUNT(DISTINCT user_id) FROM {$wpdb->usermeta} WHERE user_id IN ({$fids}) AND meta_key = 'nickname' AND meta_value LIKE %s", $search_terms_like );
 		}