diff --git a/modules/user.module b/modules/user.module
index aef2d6687406097b065918e104d69248f8e1c108..0f99be5984e80d1d5abeab680cd0c7c20cc6d4bb 100644
--- a/modules/user.module
+++ b/modules/user.module
@@ -553,10 +553,8 @@ function user_block($op = 'list', $delta = 0, $edit = array()) {
           $items[] = l(t('Request new password'), 'user/password', array('title' => t('Request new password via e-mail.')));
           $form['links'] = array('#value' => theme('item_list', $items));
 
-          $output .= drupal_get_form('user_login_block', $form, 'user_login');
-
           $block['subject'] = t('User login');
-          $block['content'] = $output;
+          $block['content'] = drupal_get_form('user_login_block', $form, 'user_login');
         }
         return $block;
 
diff --git a/modules/user/user.module b/modules/user/user.module
index aef2d6687406097b065918e104d69248f8e1c108..0f99be5984e80d1d5abeab680cd0c7c20cc6d4bb 100644
--- a/modules/user/user.module
+++ b/modules/user/user.module
@@ -553,10 +553,8 @@ function user_block($op = 'list', $delta = 0, $edit = array()) {
           $items[] = l(t('Request new password'), 'user/password', array('title' => t('Request new password via e-mail.')));
           $form['links'] = array('#value' => theme('item_list', $items));
 
-          $output .= drupal_get_form('user_login_block', $form, 'user_login');
-
           $block['subject'] = t('User login');
-          $block['content'] = $output;
+          $block['content'] = drupal_get_form('user_login_block', $form, 'user_login');
         }
         return $block;