diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
index be9a58bcf3d..8d3ecafe5ac 100755
--- a/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_iterators.c
@@ -924,7 +924,12 @@ static void spl_recursive_tree_iterator_get_entry(spl_recursive_it_object * obje
 
 	php_set_error_handling(EH_THROW, spl_ce_UnexpectedValueException TSRMLS_CC);
 	RETVAL_ZVAL(*data, 1, 0);
-	convert_to_string(return_value);
+	if (Z_TYPE_P(return_value) == IS_ARRAY) {
+		zval_dtor(return_value);
+		ZVAL_STRINGL(return_value, "Array", sizeof("Array")-1, 1);
+	} else {
+		convert_to_string(return_value);
+	}
 	php_set_error_handling(EH_NORMAL, NULL TSRMLS_CC);
 }