1 files changed, 2 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
index 97553ab82..441bb826f 100644
--- a/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
+++ b/apt-pkg/deb/deblistparser.cc
@@ -420,12 +420,12 @@ const char *debListParser::ParseDepends(const char *Start,const char *Stop,
       const char *End = I;
       for (; End > Start && isspace(End[-1]); End--);
       
-      Ver = string(Start,End-Start);
+      Ver.assign(Start,End-Start);
       I++;
    }
    else
    {
-      Ver = string();
+      Ver.clear();
       Op = pkgCache::Dep::NoOp;
    }