diff --git a/src/jrd/trace/TraceDSQLHelpers.h b/src/jrd/trace/TraceDSQLHelpers.h
index e42a9f1226f..3d3f0cd78cf 100644
--- a/src/jrd/trace/TraceDSQLHelpers.h
+++ b/src/jrd/trace/TraceDSQLHelpers.h
@@ -31,6 +31,8 @@
 #include "../../jrd/trace/TraceManager.h"
 #include "../../jrd/trace/TraceObjects.h"
 
+#include <string_view>
+
 namespace Jrd {
 
 using Firebird::ITracePlugin;
@@ -53,14 +55,14 @@ class TraceDSQLPrepare
 
 		m_start_clock = fb_utils::query_performance_counter();
 
-		static const char empty_string[] = "";
-		if (!string)
-		{
-			m_string = empty_string;
-			m_string_len = 0;
-		}
+		if (m_string == nullptr)
+			traceEmptyStatement();
 		else if (m_string_len == 0)
+		{
 			m_string_len = fb_strlen(m_string);
+			if (m_string_len == 0)
+				traceEmptyStatement();
+		}
 	}
 
 	~TraceDSQLPrepare()
@@ -105,6 +107,13 @@ class TraceDSQLPrepare
 	}
 
 private:
+	void traceEmptyStatement()
+	{
+		static constexpr std::string_view empty_string = "<empty statement>";
+		m_string = empty_string.data();
+		m_string_len = empty_string.length();
+	}
+
 	bool m_need_trace;
 	Attachment* m_attachment;
 	jrd_tra* const m_transaction;