diff --git a/libcxx/include/string b/libcxx/include/string
--- a/libcxx/include/string
+++ b/libcxx/include/string
@@ -2289,10 +2289,20 @@
     _NOEXCEPT_(is_nothrow_move_assignable<allocator_type>::value)
 #endif
 {
-    __clear_and_shrink();
-    __r_.first() = __str.__r_.first();
-    __move_assign_alloc(__str);
-    __str.__zero();
+  if (__is_long()) {
+    __alloc_traits::deallocate(__alloc(), __get_long_pointer(),
+                               __get_long_cap());
+#if _LIBCPP_STD_VER <= 14
+    if (!is_nothrow_move_assignable<allocator_type>::value) {
+      __set_short_size(0);
+      traits_type::assign(__get_short_pointer()[0], value_type());
+    }
+#endif
+  }
+  __move_assign_alloc(__str);
+  __r_.first() = __str.__r_.first();
+  __str.__set_short_size(0);
+  traits_type::assign(__str.__get_short_pointer()[0], value_type());
 }
 
 template <class _CharT, class _Traits, class _Allocator>