diff --git a/Zend/zend.h b/Zend/zend.h
index 52e74c86485..429f9fae791 100644
--- a/Zend/zend.h
+++ b/Zend/zend.h
@@ -96,7 +96,7 @@ typedef unsigned char zend_bool;
 #include "zend_hash.h"
 #include "zend_llist.h"
 
-#define INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS int ht, zval *return_value, HashTable *list, HashTable *plist, zval *this_ptr, char return_value_used
+#define INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS int ht, zval *return_value, HashTable *list, HashTable *plist, zval *this_ptr, int return_value_used
 #define INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAM_PASSTHRU ht, return_value, list, plist, this_ptr, return_value_used
 
 /*
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index b4baddcb7cc..2256b1bf378 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -1464,17 +1464,15 @@ overloaded_function_call_cont:
 do_fcall_common:
 				{
 					zval *original_return_value;
+					int return_value_not_used = (opline->result.u.EA.type & EXT_TYPE_UNUSED);
 
 					zend_ptr_stack_push(&EG(argument_stack), (void *) opline->extended_value);
 					if (function_state.function->type==ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION) {
 						var_uninit(&Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var);
-						((zend_internal_function *) function_state.function)->handler(opline->extended_value, &Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var, &EG(regular_list), &EG(persistent_list), object.ptr, (opline->result.u.EA.type ^ EXT_TYPE_UNUSED));
+						((zend_internal_function *) function_state.function)->handler(opline->extended_value, &Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var, &EG(regular_list), &EG(persistent_list), object.ptr, !return_value_not_used);
 						if (object.ptr) {
 							object.ptr->refcount--;
 						}
-						if (opline->result.u.EA.type & EXT_TYPE_UNUSED) {
-							zendi_zval_dtor(Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var);
-						}
 					} else if (function_state.function->type==ZEND_USER_FUNCTION) {
 						HashTable *calling_symbol_table;
 
@@ -1520,6 +1518,9 @@ do_fcall_common:
 						call_overloaded_function(opline->extended_value, &Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var, &EG(regular_list), &EG(persistent_list) ELS_CC);
 						efree(fbc);
 					}
+					if (return_value_not_used) {
+							zendi_zval_dtor(Ts[opline->result.u.var].tmp_var);
+					}
 					object.ptr = zend_ptr_stack_pop(&EG(arg_types_stack));
 					if (opline->opcode == ZEND_DO_FCALL_BY_NAME) {
 						fbc = zend_ptr_stack_pop(&EG(arg_types_stack));