diff --git a/ext/phar/phar.php b/ext/phar/phar.php
index b6e899cb73c..121d7cb6361 100644
--- a/ext/phar/phar.php
+++ b/ext/phar/phar.php
@@ -524,12 +524,18 @@ class PharCommand extends CLICommand
 			{
 				$c = file_get_contents($stub);
 				$s = '';
+
 				if (substr($c,0,2) == '#!') {
 					$s.= substr($c,0,strpos($c, "\n")+1);
 				}				
-				$s.= '<?php if (!class_exists("Phar",0) && !class_exists("PHP_Archive")) { ?>';
-				$s.= file_get_contents($loader);
-				$s.= '<?php class Phar extends PHP_Archive {} } ?>';
+
+				$s .= '<?php if (!class_exists("Phar",0) && !class_exists("PHP_Archive")) { ?>';
+				$s .= file_get_contents($loader);
+                $s .= '<?php class Phar extends PHP_Archive { } ';
+                $s .= '} ';
+                $s .= 'if (!in_array(\'phar\', stream_get_wrappers())) { stream_wrapper_register(\'phar\', \'Phar\'); } ';
+                $s .= '?>';
+
 				if (substr($c,0,1) == '#') {
 					$s.= substr($c,strpos($c, "\n")+1);
 				}
diff --git a/ext/phar/phar/pharcommand.inc b/ext/phar/phar/pharcommand.inc
index 4497802a75d..8ac6ea12a71 100755
--- a/ext/phar/phar/pharcommand.inc
+++ b/ext/phar/phar/pharcommand.inc
@@ -411,7 +411,10 @@ class PharCommand extends CLICommand
 
                 $s .= '<?php if (!class_exists("Phar",0) && !class_exists("PHP_Archive")) { ?>';
                 $s .= file_get_contents($loader);
-                $s .= '<?php class Phar extends PHP_Archive { } }?>';
+                $s .= '<?php class Phar extends PHP_Archive { } ';
+                $s .= '} ';
+                $s .= 'if (!in_array(\'phar\', stream_get_wrappers())) { stream_wrapper_register(\'phar\', \'Phar\'); } ';
+                $s .= '?>';
 
                 if (substr($c,0,1) == '#') {
                     $s.= substr($c,strpos($c, "\n")+1);