diff --git a/include/regex b/include/regex
index 5e1c37c6..690213a9 100644
--- a/include/regex
+++ b/include/regex
@@ -4926,7 +4926,7 @@ bool
 operator==(const basic_string<typename iterator_traits<_BiIter>::value_type, _ST, _SA>& __x,
            const sub_match<_BiIter>& __y)
 {
-    return __y.compare(__x.c_str()) == 0;
+    return __y.compare(typename sub_match<_BiIter>::string_type(__x.data(), __x.size())) == 0;
 }
 
 template <class _BiIter, class _ST, class _SA>
@@ -4944,7 +4944,7 @@ bool
 operator<(const basic_string<typename iterator_traits<_BiIter>::value_type, _ST, _SA>& __x,
           const sub_match<_BiIter>& __y)
 {
-    return __y.compare(__x.c_str()) > 0;
+    return __y.compare(typename sub_match<_BiIter>::string_type(__x.data(), __x.size())) > 0;
 }
 
 template <class _BiIter, class _ST, class _SA>
@@ -4979,7 +4979,7 @@ bool
 operator==(const sub_match<_BiIter>& __x,
            const basic_string<typename iterator_traits<_BiIter>::value_type, _ST, _SA>& __y)
 {
-    return __x.compare(__y.c_str()) == 0;
+    return __x.compare(typename sub_match<_BiIter>::string_type(__y.data(), __y.size())) == 0;
 }
 
 template <class _BiIter, class _ST, class _SA>
@@ -4997,7 +4997,7 @@ bool
 operator<(const sub_match<_BiIter>& __x,
           const basic_string<typename iterator_traits<_BiIter>::value_type, _ST, _SA>& __y)
 {
-    return __x.compare(__y.c_str()) < 0;
+    return __x.compare(typename sub_match<_BiIter>::string_type(__y.data(), __y.size())) < 0;
 }
 
 template <class _BiIter, class _ST, class _SA>
diff --git a/test/re/re.submatch/re.submatch.op/compare.pass.cpp b/test/re/re.submatch/re.submatch.op/compare.pass.cpp
index 45e72adc..3a500d37 100644
--- a/test/re/re.submatch/re.submatch.op/compare.pass.cpp
+++ b/test/re/re.submatch/re.submatch.op/compare.pass.cpp
@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@
 
 template <class CharT>
 void
-test(const std::basic_string<CharT>& x, const std::basic_string<CharT>& y)
+test(const std::basic_string<CharT>& x, const std::basic_string<CharT>& y, bool doCStrTests = true)
 {
     typedef std::basic_string<CharT> string;
     typedef std::sub_match<typename string::const_iterator> sub_match;
@@ -248,18 +248,20 @@ test(const std::basic_string<CharT>& x, const std::basic_string<CharT>& y)
     assert((sm1 > y) == (x > y));
     assert((sm1 <= y) == (x <= y));
     assert((sm1 >= y) == (x >= y));
-    assert((x.c_str() == sm2) == (x == y));
-    assert((x.c_str() != sm2) == (x != y));
-    assert((x.c_str() < sm2) == (x < y));
-    assert((x.c_str() > sm2) == (x > y));
-    assert((x.c_str() <= sm2) == (x <= y));
-    assert((x.c_str() >= sm2) == (x >= y));
-    assert((sm1 == y.c_str()) == (x == y));
-    assert((sm1 != y.c_str()) == (x != y));
-    assert((sm1 < y.c_str()) == (x < y));
-    assert((sm1 > y.c_str()) == (x > y));
-    assert((sm1 <= y.c_str()) == (x <= y));
-    assert((sm1 >= y.c_str()) == (x >= y));
+    if (doCStrTests) {
+        assert((x.c_str() == sm2) == (x == y));
+        assert((x.c_str() != sm2) == (x != y));
+        assert((x.c_str() < sm2) == (x < y));
+        assert((x.c_str() > sm2) == (x > y));
+        assert((x.c_str() <= sm2) == (x <= y));
+        assert((x.c_str() >= sm2) == (x >= y));
+        assert((sm1 == y.c_str()) == (x == y));
+        assert((sm1 != y.c_str()) == (x != y));
+        assert((sm1 < y.c_str()) == (x < y));
+        assert((sm1 > y.c_str()) == (x > y));
+        assert((sm1 <= y.c_str()) == (x <= y));
+        assert((sm1 >= y.c_str()) == (x >= y));
+        }
     assert((x[0] == sm2) == (string(1, x[0]) == y));
     assert((x[0] != sm2) == (string(1, x[0]) != y));
     assert((x[0] < sm2) == (string(1, x[0]) < y));
@@ -280,4 +282,6 @@ int main()
     test(std::string("1234"), std::string("123"));
     test(std::wstring(L"123"), std::wstring(L"123"));
     test(std::wstring(L"1234"), std::wstring(L"123"));
+    test(std::string("123\056", 6), std::string("123\056", 6), false);
+    test(std::wstring(L"123\056", 6), std::wstring(L"123\056", 6), false);
 }
diff --git a/www/cxx1z_status.html b/www/cxx1z_status.html
index caa750b5..16b16f77 100644
--- a/www/cxx1z_status.html
+++ b/www/cxx1z_status.html
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2106">2106</td><td><code>move_iterator</code> wrapping iterators returning prvalues</td><td>Urbana</td><td></td></tr>
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2129">2129</td><td>User specializations of <code>std::initializer_list</code></td><td>Urbana</td><td>Complete</td></tr>
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2212">2212</td><td><code>tuple_size</code> for <code>const pair</code> request <tuple> header</td><td>Urbana</td><td>Complete</td></tr>
-	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2217">2217</td><td><code>operator==(sub_match, string)</code> slices on embedded '\0's</td><td>Urbana</td><td></td></tr>
+	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2217">2217</td><td><code>operator==(sub_match, string)</code> slices on embedded '\0's</td><td>Urbana</td><td>Complete</td></tr>
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2230">2230</td><td>"see below" for <code>initializer_list</code> constructors of unordered containers</td><td>Urbana</td><td>Complete</td></tr>
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2233">2233</td><td><code>bad_function_call::what()</code> unhelpful</td><td>Urbana</td><td>Complete</td></tr>
 	<tr><td><a href="http://www.open-std.org/jtc1/sc22/wg21/docs/lwg-defects.html#2266">2266</td><td><code>vector</code> and <code>deque</code> have incorrect insert requirements</td><td>Urbana</td><td></td></tr>