diff --git a/lib/compress.js b/lib/compress.js
index a4a53f5a..fce0757c 100644
--- a/lib/compress.js
+++ b/lib/compress.js
@@ -1642,6 +1642,11 @@ merge(Compressor.prototype, {
               case "<=": reverse(">="); break;
             }
         }
+        if (self.operator == "+" && self.right instanceof AST_String
+            && self.right.getValue() === "" && self.left instanceof AST_Binary
+            && self.left.operator == "+" && self.left.left instanceof AST_String) {
+            return self.left;
+        }
         return self;
     });