1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/text.c b/text.c
index 004de22..9350819 100644
--- a/text.c
+++ b/text.c
@@ -1177,7 +1177,10 @@ Regex *text_regex_new(void) {
 
 int text_regex_compile(Regex *regex, const char *string, int cflags) {
 	regex->string = string;
-	return regcomp(&regex->regex, string, cflags);
+	int r = regcomp(&regex->regex, string, cflags);
+	if (r)
+		regcomp(&regex->regex, "\0\0", 0);
+	return r;
 }
 
 void text_regex_free(Regex *r) {