diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index ed92a4588de..80d74f373a1 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -52,6 +52,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
     deprecation and TidyInternalCategory being available later than
     tidyOptGetCategory. (arjendekorte)
 
+- Zip:
+  . Fix memory leak in zip when encountering empty glob result. (nielsdos)
+
 28 Aug 2025, PHP 8.3.25
 
 - Core:
diff --git a/ext/zip/php_zip.c b/ext/zip/php_zip.c
index 3710b304c35..9f1d296336e 100644
--- a/ext/zip/php_zip.c
+++ b/ext/zip/php_zip.c
@@ -668,7 +668,6 @@ int php_zip_glob(char *pattern, int pattern_len, zend_long flags, zval *return_v
 			   can be used for simple glob() calls without further error
 			   checking.
 			*/
-			array_init(return_value);
 			return 0;
 		}
 #endif
@@ -677,7 +676,6 @@ int php_zip_glob(char *pattern, int pattern_len, zend_long flags, zval *return_v
 
 	/* now catch the FreeBSD style of "no matches" */
 	if (!globbuf.gl_pathc || !globbuf.gl_pathv) {
-		array_init(return_value);
 		return 0;
 	}