diff --git a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
index cc99683f32b..4530641dd78 100644
--- a/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
+++ b/rse/plugins/org.eclipse.rse.services.dstore/miners/org/eclipse/rse/internal/dstore/universal/miners/filesystem/UniversalSearchHandler.java
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ public class UniversalSearchHandler extends Thread implements ICancellableHandle
 		// is it an archive?
 		boolean isArchive = ArchiveHandlerManager.getInstance().isArchive(theFile);
 		
-		String absPath = absPath = theFile.getAbsolutePath();
+		String absPath = theFile.getAbsolutePath();
 	
 		
 		String compareStr = theFile.getName();