diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 52cd979f5d6..1a52041ab3f 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -4196,6 +4196,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(107, ZEND_CATCH, CONST, CV, JMP_ADDR)
 	if (UNEXPECTED(Z_ISREF_P(ex))) {
 		ex = Z_REFVAL_P(ex);
 	}
+	zval_ptr_dtor(ex);
 	ZVAL_OBJ(ex, EG(exception));
 	if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception) != exception)) {
 		GC_REFCOUNT(EG(exception))++;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 231f4e56b3d..3d0bcf8a191 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -9434,6 +9434,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_CATCH_SPEC_CONST_CV_HANDLER(ZE
 	if (UNEXPECTED(Z_ISREF_P(ex))) {
 		ex = Z_REFVAL_P(ex);
 	}
+	zval_ptr_dtor(ex);
 	ZVAL_OBJ(ex, EG(exception));
 	if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception) != exception)) {
 		GC_REFCOUNT(EG(exception))++;