diff --git a/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c b/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
index f50549fcfc3..5d366129f29 100644
--- a/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
+++ b/dlls/winex11.drv/ime.c
@@ -776,10 +776,8 @@ BOOL WINAPI NotifyIME(HIMC hIMC, DWORD dwAction, DWORD dwIndex, DWORD dwValue)
                     X11DRV_ForceXIMReset(lpIMC->hWnd);
 
                     if (lpIMC->hCompStr)
-                    {
                         ImmDestroyIMCC(lpIMC->hCompStr);
-                        lpIMC->hCompStr = NULL;
-                    }
+                    lpIMC->hCompStr = ImeCreateBlankCompStr();
 
                     myPrivate = (LPIMEPRIVATE)ImmLockIMCC(lpIMC->hPrivate);
                     if (myPrivate->bInComposition)