diff --git a/lib/response.js b/lib/response.js
index f965e539dd2..dd9652ab879 100644
--- a/lib/response.js
+++ b/lib/response.js
@@ -842,9 +842,9 @@ res.redirect = function redirect(url) {
},
html: function(){
- var u = escapeHtml(address);
+ var escapedUrl = escapeHtml(address);
body = '' + statuses.message[status] + ''
- + '' + statuses.message[status] + '. Redirecting to ' + u + '
'
+ + '' + statuses.message[status] + '. Redirecting to ' + escapedUrl + '
'
},
default: function(){