diff --git a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
index 8cd736ca7b..5effc768ff 100644
--- a/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
+++ b/phpBB/includes/mcp/mcp_main.php
@@ -1245,7 +1245,7 @@ function mcp_delete_post($post_ids, $is_soft = false, $soft_delete_reason = '',
 			else
 			{
 				// Remove any post id anchor
-				if ($anchor_pos = (strrpos($redirect, '#p')) !== false)
+				if (($anchor_pos = strrpos($redirect, '#p')) !== false)
 				{
 					$redirect = substr($redirect, 0, $anchor_pos);
 				}