1 files changed, 5 insertions, 4 deletions
diff --git a/bindings/cpp/upb/bytestream.hpp b/bindings/cpp/upb/bytestream.hpp
index 81134b9..8b48690 100644
--- a/bindings/cpp/upb/bytestream.hpp
+++ b/bindings/cpp/upb/bytestream.hpp
@@ -207,11 +207,12 @@ class ByteRegion : public upb_byteregion {
 
   template <typename T> void AssignToString(T* str) {
     uint64_t ofs = start_ofs();
-    str->clear();
-    str->reserve(Length());
+    size_t len;
+    const char *ptr = GetPtr(ofs, &len);
+    str->assign(ptr, len);
+    ofs += len;
     while (ofs < end_ofs()) {
-      size_t len;
-      const char *ptr = GetPtr(ofs, &len);
+      ptr = GetPtr(ofs, &len);
       str->append(ptr, len);
       ofs += len;
     }