diff --git a/commons-vfs2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/NamingTests.java b/commons-vfs2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/NamingTests.java
index b12f8afcef..92445c5e87 100644
--- a/commons-vfs2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/NamingTests.java
+++ b/commons-vfs2/src/test/java/org/apache/commons/vfs2/NamingTests.java
@@ -240,7 +240,7 @@ public void testDescendentName() throws Exception {
         assertSameName(path, baseName, "some-child", NameScope.DESCENDENT);
 
         // Test compound name
-        path = path + "/grand-child";
+        path += "/grand-child";
         assertSameName(path, baseName, "some-child/grand-child", NameScope.DESCENDENT);
 
         // Test relative names