1 files changed, 5 insertions, 3 deletions
diff --git a/src/cpp/util/byte_buffer.cc b/src/cpp/util/byte_buffer.cc
index 2952f94b24..3a2318d1a6 100644
--- a/src/cpp/util/byte_buffer.cc
+++ b/src/cpp/util/byte_buffer.cc
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@
  *
  */
 
-#include <grpc/byte_buffer_reader.h>
 #include <grpc++/support/byte_buffer.h>
+#include <grpc/byte_buffer_reader.h>
 
 namespace grpc {
 
@@ -84,8 +84,10 @@ ByteBuffer::ByteBuffer(const ByteBuffer& buf)
     : buffer_(grpc_byte_buffer_copy(buf.buffer_)) {}
 
 ByteBuffer& ByteBuffer::operator=(const ByteBuffer& buf) {
-  Clear();                                       // first remove existing data
-  buffer_ = grpc_byte_buffer_copy(buf.buffer_);  // then copy
+  Clear();  // first remove existing data
+  if (buf.buffer_) {
+    buffer_ = grpc_byte_buffer_copy(buf.buffer_);  // then copy
+  }
   return *this;
 }