} else if (jv_get_kind(a) == JV_KIND_ARRAY) {
r = jv_array_contains(jv_copy(a), jv_copy(b));
} else if (jv_get_kind(a) == JV_KIND_STRING) {
- r = _jq_memmem(jv_string_value(a), jv_string_length_bytes(jv_copy(a)),
- jv_string_value(b), jv_string_length_bytes(jv_copy(b))) != 0;
+ int b_len = jv_string_length_bytes(jv_copy(b));
+ if (b_len != 0) {
+ r = _jq_memmem(jv_string_value(a), jv_string_length_bytes(jv_copy(a)),
+ jv_string_value(b), b_len) != 0;
+ } else {
+ r = 1;
+ }
} else {
r = jv_equal(jv_copy(a), jv_copy(b));
}