2 files changed, 5 insertions, 2 deletions
diff --git a/util/string/split.h b/util/string/split.h
index bc46d9e64c..e351ecbebd 100644
--- a/util/string/split.h
+++ b/util/string/split.h
@@ -814,7 +814,7 @@ namespace NStringSplitPrivate {
             Y_ENSURE(TryCollectInto<Args...>(args...));
         }
 
-        inline size_t Count() const {
+        inline size_t Count() {
             size_t cnt = 0;
             for (auto&& it : *this) {
                 Y_UNUSED(it);
diff --git a/util/string/split_ut.cpp b/util/string/split_ut.cpp
index 43e59f2d75..ce3054bce1 100644
--- a/util/string/split_ut.cpp
+++ b/util/string/split_ut.cpp
@@ -305,8 +305,11 @@ Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(SplitStringTest) {
 
 template <typename I, typename C>
 void TestStringSplitterCount(I* str, C delim, size_t good) {
-    size_t res = StringSplitter(str).Split(delim).Count();
+    auto split = StringSplitter(str).Split(delim);
+    size_t res = split.Count();
     UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(res, good);
+    res = split.Count();
+    UNIT_ASSERT_VALUES_EQUAL(res, 0);
 }
 
 Y_UNIT_TEST_SUITE(StringSplitter) {