diff --git a/compilerplugins/clang/unnecessarygetstr.cxx b/compilerplugins/clang/unnecessarygetstr.cxx
index 7a9610f7618b..681070356108 100644
--- a/compilerplugins/clang/unnecessarygetstr.cxx
+++ b/compilerplugins/clang/unnecessarygetstr.cxx
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ public:
         auto tc = loplugin::TypeCheck(constructExpr->getType());
         if (tc.ClassOrStruct("basic_string").StdNamespace())
         {
-            if (constructExpr->getNumArgs() == 2)
+            if (constructExpr->getNumArgs() == 1 || constructExpr->getNumArgs() == 2)
                 checkForGetStr(constructExpr->getArg(0), "string constructor");
         }
         else if (tc.ClassOrStruct("basic_string_view").StdNamespace())