diff --git a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CStringChecker.cpp b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CStringChecker.cpp
--- a/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CStringChecker.cpp
+++ b/clang/lib/StaticAnalyzer/Checkers/CStringChecker.cpp
@@ -266,13 +266,16 @@
 std::pair<ProgramStateRef , ProgramStateRef >
 CStringChecker::assumeZero(CheckerContext &C, ProgramStateRef state, SVal V,
                            QualType Ty) {
+  auto states = std::make_pair(state, state);
+
+  // LazyCompoundVal cannot be handled by assume
   Optional<DefinedSVal> val = V.getAs<DefinedSVal>();
-  if (!val)
-    return std::pair<ProgramStateRef , ProgramStateRef >(state, state);
+  if (val && !V.getAs<nonloc::LazyCompoundVal>()) {
+    // return pair shall be {null, non-null} so reorder states
+    std::tie(states.second, states.first) = state->assume(*val);
+  }
 
-  SValBuilder &svalBuilder = C.getSValBuilder();
-  DefinedOrUnknownSVal zero = svalBuilder.makeZeroVal(Ty);
-  return state->assume(svalBuilder.evalEQ(state, *val, zero));
+  return states;
 }
 
 ProgramStateRef CStringChecker::checkNonNull(CheckerContext &C,
diff --git a/clang/test/Analysis/string.c b/clang/test/Analysis/string.c
--- a/clang/test/Analysis/string.c
+++ b/clang/test/Analysis/string.c
@@ -363,6 +363,14 @@
     strcpy(x, y); // no-warning
 }
 
+void* func_strcpy_no_assertion();
+char*** ptr_strcpy_no_assertion;
+void strcpy_no_assertion() {
+  *(unsigned char **)ptr_strcpy_no_assertion = (unsigned char*)(func_strcpy_no_assertion());
+  char c;
+  strcpy(**ptr_strcpy_no_assertion, &c); // no-assertion
+}
+
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===
 // stpcpy()
 //===----------------------------------------------------------------------===