diff --git a/libcxxabi/src/demangle/Utility.h b/libcxxabi/src/demangle/Utility.h
--- a/libcxxabi/src/demangle/Utility.h
+++ b/libcxxabi/src/demangle/Utility.h
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
   void setCurrentPosition(size_t NewPos) { CurrentPosition = NewPos; }
 
   char back() const {
-    return CurrentPosition ? Buffer[CurrentPosition - 1] : '\0';
+    assert(CurrentPosition);
+    return Buffer[CurrentPosition - 1];
   }
 
   bool empty() const { return CurrentPosition == 0; }
diff --git a/llvm/include/llvm/Demangle/Utility.h b/llvm/include/llvm/Demangle/Utility.h
--- a/llvm/include/llvm/Demangle/Utility.h
+++ b/llvm/include/llvm/Demangle/Utility.h
@@ -171,7 +171,8 @@
   void setCurrentPosition(size_t NewPos) { CurrentPosition = NewPos; }
 
   char back() const {
-    return CurrentPosition ? Buffer[CurrentPosition - 1] : '\0';
+    assert(CurrentPosition);
+    return Buffer[CurrentPosition - 1];
   }
 
   bool empty() const { return CurrentPosition == 0; }