2 files changed, 4 insertions, 0 deletions
diff --git a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
index 8d83808..7e32ef0 100644
--- a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
+++ b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.c
@@ -1647,6 +1647,8 @@ case 7:
 
     if (json->symbolize_names && json->parsing_name) {
       *result = rb_str_intern(*result);
+    } else {
+      rb_str_resize(*result, RSTRING_LEN(*result));
     }
     if (cs >= JSON_string_first_final) {
         return p + 1;
diff --git a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.rl b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.rl
index 04d1b47..f479281 100644
--- a/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.rl
+++ b/ext/json/ext/parser/parser.rl
@@ -542,6 +542,8 @@ static char *JSON_parse_string(JSON_Parser *json, char *p, char *pe, VALUE *resu
 
     if (json->symbolize_names && json->parsing_name) {
       *result = rb_str_intern(*result);
+    } else {
+      rb_str_resize(*result, RSTRING_LEN(*result));
     }
     if (cs >= JSON_string_first_final) {
         return p + 1;