diff --git a/ext/curl/interface.c b/ext/curl/interface.c
index b3c0130e97d..ca493342073 100644
--- a/ext/curl/interface.c
+++ b/ext/curl/interface.c
@@ -1638,9 +1638,7 @@ static int curl_debug(CURL *cp, curl_infotype type, char *buf, size_t buf_len, v
 		if (ch->header.str) {
 			zend_string_release_ex(ch->header.str, 0);
 		}
-		if (buf_len > 0) {
-			ch->header.str = zend_string_init(buf, buf_len, 0);
-		}
+		ch->header.str = zend_string_init(buf, buf_len, 0);
 	}
 
 	return 0;