diff --git a/plugin/magit.vim b/plugin/magit.vim
index cf741fca1f3a166707d4b02e317bb2fcb797778e..2054abf43efbf6f5b486a9df94648491fa34b0c9 100644
--- a/plugin/magit.vim
+++ b/plugin/magit.vim
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ function! s:mg_get_commit_section()
 			let output += commit_msg
 		endif
 		if ( !empty(b:magit_current_commit_msg) )
-			let output += [b:magit_current_commit_msg]
+			let output += b:magit_current_commit_msg
 		endif
 		let output += ['', '']
 	endif