diff --git a/libluna/include/luna/String.h b/libluna/include/luna/String.h
index 99aa7854..0bdf7395 100644
--- a/libluna/include/luna/String.h
+++ b/libluna/include/luna/String.h
@@ -91,5 +91,7 @@ class String
 
     usize m_length { 0 };
 
+    void empty();
+
     static Result<String> vformat(StringView fmt, va_list ap);
 };
diff --git a/libluna/src/String.cpp b/libluna/src/String.cpp
index 8d5a6595..1a17bbbe 100644
--- a/libluna/src/String.cpp
+++ b/libluna/src/String.cpp
@@ -5,6 +5,11 @@
 #include <luna/Vector.h>
 
 String::String()
+{
+    empty();
+}
+
+void String::empty()
 {
     m_inline = true;
     m_length = 0;
@@ -20,7 +25,7 @@ String::String(String&& other)
 
     if (m_inline) memcpy(m_inline_storage, other.m_inline_storage, sizeof(m_inline_storage));
 
-    other.m_string = nullptr;
+    other.empty();
 }
 
 String& String::operator=(String&& other)
@@ -36,7 +41,7 @@ String& String::operator=(String&& other)
 
     if (m_inline) memcpy(m_inline_storage, other.m_inline_storage, sizeof(m_inline_storage));
 
-    other.m_string = nullptr;
+    other.empty();
 
     return *this;
 }