Lion: search finder hidden files not working

Hi,
when I search hidden files in finder with Snow Leopard, it worked fine (putting 'visibility' filter).
The same search in finder with Lion, it does not working.
Is it a bug of Lion?
Thanks.

Open finder
> Press Cmd-F
> Under where it says "search" and "this mac" select the drop down menu called "Kind"
> Under the "Kind" drop down menu, select "other..."
> Select "System Files" and then "OK."
> Choose system files from the "Kind" drop down menu. Make sure it says system files "are included"

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