diff --git a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
index ec5ad413493ea7f9ff6050c1ac1ab68eb0f5ece1..7e22d70d4fbc50adf3e183e9d1e86c2def3ba765 100644
--- a/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
+++ b/spring-test/src/main/java/org/springframework/mock/web/MockHttpServletResponse.java
@@ -168,11 +168,11 @@ public class MockHttpServletResponse implements HttpServletResponse {
 
 	private void updateContentTypeHeader() {
 		if (this.contentType != null) {
-			StringBuilder sb = new StringBuilder(this.contentType);
-			if (!this.contentType.toLowerCase().contains(CHARSET_PREFIX) && this.charset) {
-				sb.append(";").append(CHARSET_PREFIX).append(this.characterEncoding);
+			String value = this.contentType;
+			if (this.charset && !this.contentType.toLowerCase().contains(CHARSET_PREFIX)) {
+				value = value + ';' + CHARSET_PREFIX + this.characterEncoding;
 			}
-			doAddHeaderValue(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, sb.toString(), true);
+			doAddHeaderValue(HttpHeaders.CONTENT_TYPE, value, true);
 		}
 	}