diff --git a/inc/auth.php b/inc/auth.php
index 82a6b46cd36d9243602fbdb295825929f0888729..db6245e201f18be05b8643a1de96ffb3d555e57e 100644
--- a/inc/auth.php
+++ b/inc/auth.php
@@ -690,8 +690,8 @@ function auth_nameencode($name, $skip_group = false) {
  */
 function auth_pwgen($foruser='') {
     $data = array(
-        'password' = '',
-        'foruser'  = $foruser
+        'password' => '',
+        'foruser'  => $foruser
     );
 
     $evt = new Doku_Event('AUTH_PASSWORD_GENERATE', $data);