diff --git a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
index 610abb75d..c453eabad 100644
--- a/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
+++ b/modules/completion/helm/autoload/helm.el
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ workspace."
          (delq nil (append (list (when all-files "-z -uu")
                                  (unless recursive "--maxdepth 1"))
                            args))))
+    (setq deactivate-mark t)
     (helm-rg (or query
                  (when (use-region-p)
                    (let ((beg (or (bound-and-true-p evil-visual-beginning) (region-beginning)))
diff --git a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
index 7634f09b1..3c34ae2c8 100644
--- a/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
+++ b/modules/completion/ivy/autoload/ivy.el
@@ -253,6 +253,7 @@ The point of this is to avoid Emacs locking up indexing massive file trees."
                        (unless recursive " --maxdepth 1")
                        " "
                        (mapconcat #'shell-quote-argument args " "))))
+    (setq deactivate-mark t)
     (counsel-rg
      (or query
          (when (doom-region-active-p)