diff --git a/src/ZPublisher/HTTPRequest.py b/src/ZPublisher/HTTPRequest.py
index f4091ee969..eda64eed59 100644
--- a/src/ZPublisher/HTTPRequest.py
+++ b/src/ZPublisher/HTTPRequest.py
@@ -1179,7 +1179,7 @@ def processInputs(
                     path = path[:-1]
             else:
                 path = ''
-            other['PATH_INFO'] = path = "%s/%s" % (path, meth)
+            other['PATH_INFO'] = "%s/%s" % (path, meth)
             self._hacked_path = 1
 
     def postProcessInputs(self):