diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
index 32e9a0267d..3881427223 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG.js
@@ -915,7 +915,7 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
         var symbolExtent = new OpenLayers.Bounds(
                                     Number.MAX_VALUE, Number.MAX_VALUE, 0, 0);
 
-        var points = "";
+        var points = [];
         var x,y;
         for (var i=0; i<symbol.length; i=i+2) {
             x = symbol[i];
@@ -924,10 +924,10 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.Elements, {
             symbolExtent.bottom = Math.min(symbolExtent.bottom, y);
             symbolExtent.right = Math.max(symbolExtent.right, x);
             symbolExtent.top = Math.max(symbolExtent.top, y);
-            points += " " + x + "," + y;
+            points.push(x, ",", y);
         }
         
-        node.setAttributeNS(null, "points", points);
+        node.setAttributeNS(null, "points", points.join(" "));
         
         var width = symbolExtent.getWidth();
         var height = symbolExtent.getHeight();