diff --git a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
index ff4175ab91..2a4bb6a3f6 100644
--- a/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
+++ b/spring-webmvc/src/main/java/org/springframework/web/servlet/tags/form/TagWriter.java
@@ -261,7 +261,7 @@ public class TagWriter {
 
 		public SafeWriter append(String value) throws JspException {
 			try {
-				getWriterToUse().write(String.valueOf(value));
+				getWriterToUse().write(value);
 				return this;
 			}
 			catch (IOException ex) {