1 files changed, 10 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/src/util.c b/src/util.c
index 9bb8d8915..ab409fa25 100644
--- a/src/util.c
+++ b/src/util.c
@@ -251,6 +251,11 @@ int sqlite3Dequote(char *z){
 */
 int sqlite3_stricmp(const char *zLeft, const char *zRight){
   register unsigned char *a, *b;
+  if( zLeft==0 ){
+    return zRight ? -1 : 0;
+  }else if( zRight==0 ){
+    return 1;
+  }
   a = (unsigned char *)zLeft;
   b = (unsigned char *)zRight;
   while( *a!=0 && UpperToLower[*a]==UpperToLower[*b]){ a++; b++; }
@@ -258,6 +263,11 @@ int sqlite3_stricmp(const char *zLeft, const char *zRight){
 }
 int sqlite3_strnicmp(const char *zLeft, const char *zRight, int N){
   register unsigned char *a, *b;
+  if( zLeft==0 ){
+    return zRight ? -1 : 0;
+  }else if( zRight==0 ){
+    return 1;
+  }
   a = (unsigned char *)zLeft;
   b = (unsigned char *)zRight;
   while( N-- > 0 && *a!=0 && UpperToLower[*a]==UpperToLower[*b]){ a++; b++; }