- If __construct() is defined then it will always take precedence over

- old style constructors.

Zend/zend_compile.c

@@ -999,8 +999,9 @@ void zend_do_begin_function_declaration(znode *function_token, znode *function_n
 		if ((short_class_name_length == name_len) && (!memcmp(short_class_name, lcname, name_len))) {
 			if (CG(active_class_entry)->constructor) {
 				zend_error(E_STRICT, "Redefining already defined constructor for class %s", CG(active_class_entry)->name);
+			} else {
+				CG(active_class_entry)->constructor = (zend_function *) CG(active_op_array);
 			}
-			CG(active_class_entry)->constructor = (zend_function *) CG(active_op_array);
 		} else if ((name_len == sizeof(ZEND_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNC_NAME)-1) && (!memcmp(lcname, ZEND_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNC_NAME, sizeof(ZEND_CONSTRUCTOR_FUNC_NAME)))) {
 			if (CG(active_class_entry)->constructor) {
 				zend_error(E_STRICT, "Redefining already defined constructor for class %s", CG(active_class_entry)->name);