diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
index 2024ca05c5e..b06c0301455 100755
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.c
@@ -64,6 +64,8 @@ typedef struct _spl_dir_object {
 	char              *path;
 } spl_dir_object;
 
+static zend_object_value spl_dir_object_clone(zval *zobject TSRMLS_DC);
+
 /* {{{ spl_dir_object_dtor */
 static void spl_dir_object_dtor(void *object, zend_object_handle handle TSRMLS_DC)
 {
@@ -98,7 +100,7 @@ static zend_object_value spl_dir_object_new_ex(zend_class_entry *class_type, spl
 	zend_hash_init(intern->std.properties, 0, NULL, ZVAL_PTR_DTOR, 0);
 	zend_hash_copy(intern->std.properties, &class_type->default_properties, (copy_ctor_func_t) zval_add_ref, (void *) &tmp, sizeof(zval *));
 
-	retval.handle = zend_objects_store_put(intern, spl_dir_object_dtor, NULL TSRMLS_CC);
+	retval.handle = zend_objects_store_put(intern, spl_dir_object_dtor, spl_dir_object_clone TSRMLS_CC);
 	retval.handlers = &spl_dir_handlers;
 	return retval;
 }