diff --git a/ext/soap/soap.c b/ext/soap/soap.c
index 1be3e60df96..0d496eb13f9 100644
--- a/ext/soap/soap.c
+++ b/ext/soap/soap.c
@@ -645,6 +645,13 @@ static void soap_fault_dtor_properties(zval *obj)
 	zval_ptr_dtor(Z_FAULT_DETAIL_P(obj));
 	zval_ptr_dtor(Z_FAULT_NAME_P(obj));
 	zval_ptr_dtor(Z_FAULT_HEADERFAULT_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_EMPTY_STRING(Z_FAULT_STRING_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_CODE_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_CODENS_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_ACTOR_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_DETAIL_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_NAME_P(obj));
+	ZVAL_NULL(Z_FAULT_HEADERFAULT_P(obj));
 }
 
 /* {{{ SoapFault constructor */
@@ -667,9 +674,6 @@ PHP_METHOD(SoapFault, __construct)
 		Z_PARAM_ZVAL_OR_NULL(headerfault)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
-	/* Delete previously set properties */
-	soap_fault_dtor_properties(ZEND_THIS);
-
 	if (code_str) {
 		fault_code = ZSTR_VAL(code_str);
 		fault_code_len = ZSTR_LEN(code_str);
@@ -688,6 +692,9 @@ PHP_METHOD(SoapFault, __construct)
 		RETURN_THROWS();
 	}
 
+	/* Delete previously set properties */
+	soap_fault_dtor_properties(ZEND_THIS);
+
 	if (name != NULL && ZSTR_LEN(name) == 0) {
 		name = NULL;
 	}
diff --git a/ext/soap/tests/SoapFault/gh14586.phpt b/ext/soap/tests/SoapFault/gh14586.phpt
index 91a273da09d..7aa7c37eb54 100644
--- a/ext/soap/tests/SoapFault/gh14586.phpt
+++ b/ext/soap/tests/SoapFault/gh14586.phpt
@@ -6,7 +6,17 @@ soap
 <?php
 $sf = new SoapFault(null, "x");
 $sf->__construct(null, "x");
+try {
+    $sf->__construct("", "");
+} catch (ValueError) {}
+$sf->__construct(null, "x", headerFault: []);
+var_dump($sf->headerfault);
+$sf->__construct(null, "x");
+var_dump($sf->headerfault);
 ?>
 DONE
 --EXPECT--
+array(0) {
+}
+NULL
 DONE