diff --git a/shared/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/shared/application/FacesServletMappingUtils.java b/shared/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/shared/application/FacesServletMappingUtils.java
index 45f214882a..9896b6d316 100644
--- a/shared/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/shared/application/FacesServletMappingUtils.java
+++ b/shared/src/main/java/org/apache/myfaces/shared/application/FacesServletMappingUtils.java
@@ -291,7 +291,7 @@ else if (allowExactMatch && mapping.startsWith("/") && mapping.equals(servletPat
                                 }                                
                                 if (mapping.equals(servletPath))
                                 {
-                                    return FacesServletMapping.createExactMapping(mapping); // MYFACES-4524
+                                    return FacesServletMapping.createPrefixMapping(mapping);
                                 }
                             }
                        }