X-Git-Url: https://git.exim.org/exim.git/blobdiff_plain/f46f589c505e07541e49b37d8690cda297c41802..e63825824cc406c160ccbf2b154c5d81b168604a:/src/src/malware.c

diff --git a/src/src/malware.c b/src/src/malware.c
index 8b5ec27c4..423a5b692 100644
--- a/src/src/malware.c
+++ b/src/src/malware.c
@@ -314,7 +314,10 @@ PCRE2_UCHAR * substr = NULL;
 PCRE2_SIZE slen;
 
 if (i >= 2)				/* Got it */
+  {
   pcre2_substring_get_bynumber(md, 1, &substr, &slen);	/* uses same ctx as md */
+  if (!substr) substr = US"";
+  }
 /* pcre2_match_data_free(md);	gen ctx needs no free */
 return US substr;
 }