diff --git a/Zend/zend_API.h b/Zend/zend_API.h
index 4238522fadb..72f03254f21 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_API.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_API.h
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ ZEND_API int add_property_stringl(zval *arg, char *key, char *str, uint length,
 	{																				\
 		char *_name = (name);														\
 																					\
-		ZEND_SET_SYMBOL_WITH_LENGTH(symtable, _name, strlen(_name)+1, var, 0, 0);	\
+		ZEND_SET_SYMBOL_WITH_LENGTH(symtable, _name, strlen(_name)+1, var, 1, 0);	\
 	}
 
 #define ZEND_SET_SYMBOL_WITH_LENGTH(symtable, name, name_length, var, _refcount, _is_ref)				\