diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index 5e515aa532c..74ebb354b5a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -598,11 +598,6 @@ static inline void zend_assign_to_object(znode *result, zval **object_ptr, zval
 				*retval = EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
 				PZVAL_LOCK(*retval);
 			}
-			if (value_op->op_type == IS_TMP_VAR) {
-				FREE_ZVAL(value);
-			} else if (value_op->op_type == IS_CONST) {
-				zval_ptr_dtor(&value);
-			}
 			FREE_OP(free_value);
 			return;
 		}
@@ -638,6 +633,11 @@ static inline void zend_assign_to_object(znode *result, zval **object_ptr, zval
 				*retval = EG(uninitialized_zval_ptr);
 				PZVAL_LOCK(*retval);
 			}
+			if (value_op->op_type == IS_TMP_VAR) {
+				FREE_ZVAL(value);
+			} else if (value_op->op_type == IS_CONST) {
+				zval_ptr_dtor(&value);
+			}
 			FREE_OP(free_value);
 			return;
 		}