diff --git a/Zend/tests/call_user_func_strict_arginfo_check.phpt b/Zend/tests/call_user_func_strict_arginfo_check.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..1f21ee989dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/call_user_func_strict_arginfo_check.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--TEST--
+Arginfo / zpp consistency check for call_user_func() in strict context
+--FILE--
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace Foo;
+
+// strlen() will be called with strict_types=0, so this is legal.
+var_dump(call_user_func('strlen', false));
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(0)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
index ed8fc2cef32..f475aa164a5 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
@@ -886,12 +886,12 @@ cleanup_args:
 		EG(jit_trace_num) = orig_jit_trace_num;
 	} else {
 		ZEND_ASSERT(func->type == ZEND_INTERNAL_FUNCTION);
-#if ZEND_DEBUG
-		bool should_throw = zend_internal_call_should_throw(func, call);
-#endif
 		ZVAL_NULL(fci->retval);
 		call->prev_execute_data = EG(current_execute_data);
 		EG(current_execute_data) = call;
+#if ZEND_DEBUG
+		bool should_throw = zend_internal_call_should_throw(func, call);
+#endif
 		if (EXPECTED(zend_execute_internal == NULL)) {
 			/* saves one function call if zend_execute_internal is not used */
 			func->internal_function.handler(call, fci->retval);