diff --git a/include/llvm/ADT/SmallString.h b/include/llvm/ADT/SmallString.h
index c39d887c238..035462515a8 100644
--- a/include/llvm/ADT/SmallString.h
+++ b/include/llvm/ADT/SmallString.h
@@ -38,6 +38,12 @@ public:
   // Extra methods.
   StringRef str() const { return StringRef(this->begin(), this->size()); }
 
+  const char *c_str() {
+    this->push_back(0);
+    this->pop_back();
+    return this->data();
+  }
+  
   // Extra operators.
   const SmallString &operator=(StringRef RHS) {
     this->clear();