Output field as link behaving differently, not linking the full output

In my profile setup I have separated first and last names into separate fields to allow for alphabetizing by lastname. In my table view of users, I set up the firstname field to be excluded from the display. The last name field writes both the firstname and lastname fields sets the field to link to the user profile. (Please see the attached screenshot of the lastname field in the view editor).

Under the previous version (6.x-2.7) this would display the full user name (first and last) as a link to the user profile. In 6.x-2.7 only the first name get's linked, not the last. (Please see the second attached screenshot to see the table cell with only firstname linked.