diff --git a/indra/llcommon/lluriparser.cpp b/indra/llcommon/lluriparser.cpp
index 8fd6b16c0fed6a9b91d0c37f79086e429b5a0b4d..9aad1e42173f968446afd5ffbd35acd8afe06c47 100644
--- a/indra/llcommon/lluriparser.cpp
+++ b/indra/llcommon/lluriparser.cpp
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ void LLUriParser::textRangeToString(UriTextRangeA& textRange, std::string& str)
 	}
 	else
 	{
-		str = LLStringUtil::null;
+		str.clear();
 	}
 }