diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 5ddc2633d19..fc03fd36f15 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -42,6 +42,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fixed bug GH-20439 (xml_set_default_handler() does not properly handle
     special characters in attributes when passing data to callback). (ndossche)
 
+- Zip:
+  . Fix crash in property existence test. (ndossche)
+
 20 Nov 2025, PHP 8.3.28
 
 - Core:
diff --git a/ext/zip/php_zip.c b/ext/zip/php_zip.c
index 66f651e46e3..15f55cba712 100644
--- a/ext/zip/php_zip.c
+++ b/ext/zip/php_zip.c
@@ -977,9 +977,8 @@ static int php_zip_has_property(zend_object *object, zend_string *name, int type
 			} else if (type == 0) {
 				retval = (Z_TYPE(tmp) != IS_NULL);
 			}
+			zval_ptr_dtor(&tmp);
 		}
-
-		zval_ptr_dtor(&tmp);
 	} else {
 		retval = zend_std_has_property(object, name, type, cache_slot);
 	}
diff --git a/ext/zip/tests/property_existence_test.phpt b/ext/zip/tests/property_existence_test.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..855bf73464a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/zip/tests/property_existence_test.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,20 @@
+--TEST--
+Property existence test can cause a crash
+--EXTENSIONS--
+zip
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$archive = new ZipArchive(__DIR__.'/property_existence.zip');
+var_dump(array_column([$archive], 'lastId'));
+
+?>
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+@unlink(__DIR__.'/property_existence.zip');
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(1) {
+  [0]=>
+  int(-1)
+}