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-rw-r--r--lib/system/strs_v2.nim3
1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
index 3beb14382..aa644522f 100644
--- a/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
+++ b/lib/system/strs_v2.nim
@@ -107,8 +107,7 @@ proc mnewString(len: int): NimStringV2 {.compilerproc.} =
 
 proc setLengthStrV2(s: var NimStringV2, newLen: int) {.compilerRtl.} =
   if newLen == 0:
-    frees(s)
-    s.p = nil
+    discard "do not free the buffer here, pattern 's.setLen 0' is common for avoiding allocations"
   else:
     if newLen > s.len or isLiteral(s):
       prepareAdd(s, newLen - s.len)