diff --git a/wp-admin/user-edit.php b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
index 33d9040e4e..eb2a06d36e 100644
--- a/wp-admin/user-edit.php
+++ b/wp-admin/user-edit.php
@@ -257,11 +257,10 @@ wp_dropdown_roles($user_role);
// print the 'no role' option. Make it selected if the user has no role yet.
if ( $user_role )
- $role_list .= '';
+ echo '';
else
- $role_list .= '';
-
-echo $role_list;?>
+ echo '';
+?>