diff --git a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
index a629b3faca..cb792da774 100644
--- a/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
+++ b/lib/OpenLayers/Renderer/SVG2.js
@@ -651,9 +651,8 @@ OpenLayers.Renderer.SVG2 = OpenLayers.Class(OpenLayers.Renderer.NG, {
     getComponentsString: function(components, separator) {
         var len = components.length;
         var strings = new Array(len);
-        for(var i=0; i<len; i++) {
-            component = components[i];
-            strings[i] = this.getShortString(component);
+        for (var i=0; i<len; i++) {
+            strings[i] = this.getShortString(components[i]);
         }
 
         return strings.join(separator || ",");