diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/array/array_map_variation2.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/array/array_map_variation2.phpt
index f2835252900..6cd0096b681 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/array/array_map_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/array/array_map_variation2.phpt
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@ var_dump( array_map("cb2", $arr,$arr));
 var_dump( array_map(null,  $arr));
 var_dump( array_map(null, $arr, $arr));
 
+// Break cycles
+$arr[0] = null;
+$arr[1] = null;
 
 echo "Done";
 ?>
@@ -270,4 +273,4 @@ array(4) {
     }
   }
 }
-Done
\ No newline at end of file
+Done