diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/parse_context.h b/src/google/protobuf/parse_context.h
index c00048d1670da..7c2385be48b8a 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/parse_context.h
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/parse_context.h
@@ -236,7 +236,9 @@ class PROTOBUF_EXPORT EpsCopyInputStream {
       if (aliasing_ == kOnPatch) aliasing_ = kNoDelta;
       return flat.data();
     } else {
-      std::memcpy(buffer_, flat.data(), flat.size());
+      if (!flat.empty()) {
+        std::memcpy(buffer_, flat.data(), flat.size());
+      }
       limit_ = 0;
       limit_end_ = buffer_end_ = buffer_ + flat.size();
       next_chunk_ = nullptr;