diff --git a/src/xercesc/util/XMLString.cpp b/src/xercesc/util/XMLString.cpp
index e8ce6e2f982cd7797eb85d3e4c323c693395658c..7901bd6cecfb81a70c9a886459d86ec60524019d 100644
--- a/src/xercesc/util/XMLString.cpp
+++ b/src/xercesc/util/XMLString.cpp
@@ -896,7 +896,7 @@ int XMLString::compareNString(  const   XMLCh* const    str1
             return int(*psz1) - int(*psz2);
 
         // If either ended, then both ended, so equal
-        if (!*psz1 || !*psz2)
+        if (!*psz1)
             break;
 
         // Move upwards to next chars