1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc b/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc
index 8cf42e49..11780ee8 100644
--- a/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc
+++ b/src/google/protobuf/util/internal/utility.cc
@@ -124,7 +124,10 @@ const StringPiece GetTypeWithoutUrl(StringPiece type_url) {
     return type_url.substr(kTypeUrlSize + 1);
   } else {
     size_t idx = type_url.rfind('/');
-    return type_url.substr(idx + 1);
+    if (idx != type_url.npos) {
+      type_url.remove_prefix(idx + 1);
+    }
+    return type_url;
   }
 }