diff --git a/cores/esp8266/HardwareSerial.h b/cores/esp8266/HardwareSerial.h
index 2ede7df43..88130ec7b 100644
--- a/cores/esp8266/HardwareSerial.h
+++ b/cores/esp8266/HardwareSerial.h
@@ -156,10 +156,7 @@ public:
     {
         return uart_write(_uart, (const char*)buffer, size);
     }
-    size_t write(const char *buffer)
-    {
-        return buffer? uart_write(_uart, buffer, strlen(buffer)): 0;
-    }
+    using Print::write; // Import other write() methods to support things like write(0) properly
     operator bool() const
     {
         return _uart != 0;