diff --git a/wp-includes/functions.php b/wp-includes/functions.php
index b73e97a932..4ecad8e808 100644
--- a/wp-includes/functions.php
+++ b/wp-includes/functions.php
@@ -2132,7 +2132,7 @@ function path_join( $base, $path ) {
 		return $path;
 	}
 
-	return rtrim( $base, '/' ) . '/' . ltrim( $path, '/' );
+	return rtrim( $base, '/' ) . '/' . $path;
 }
 
 /**
diff --git a/wp-includes/version.php b/wp-includes/version.php
index 8b7553eccd..75fc5a3749 100644
--- a/wp-includes/version.php
+++ b/wp-includes/version.php
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
  *
  * @global string $wp_version
  */
-$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53459';
+$wp_version = '6.1-alpha-53460';
 
 /**
  * Holds the WordPress DB revision, increments when changes are made to the WordPress DB schema.