diff --git a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDatePrinter.java b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDatePrinter.java
index 90981c968..ce21d37e1 100644
--- a/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDatePrinter.java
+++ b/src/main/java/org/apache/commons/lang3/time/FastDatePrinter.java
@@ -976,7 +976,7 @@ public class FastDatePrinter implements DatePrinter, Serializable {
             int digit = 0;
             while (value != 0) {
                 work[digit++] = (char) (value % 10 + '0');
-                value = value / 10;
+                value /= 10;
             }
 
             // pad with zeros