diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 7a3aac143a0..e85d2b48bcf 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -7272,7 +7272,7 @@ static uint32_t zend_add_dynamic_func_def(zend_op_array *def) {
 	return def_offset;
 }
 
-static void zend_begin_func_decl(znode *result, zend_op_array *op_array, zend_ast_decl *decl, bool toplevel) /* {{{ */
+static zend_string *zend_begin_func_decl(znode *result, zend_op_array *op_array, zend_ast_decl *decl, bool toplevel) /* {{{ */
 {
 	zend_string *unqualified_name, *name, *lcname;
 	zend_op *opline;
@@ -7306,23 +7306,20 @@ static void zend_begin_func_decl(znode *result, zend_op_array *op_array, zend_as
 		if (UNEXPECTED(zend_hash_add_ptr(CG(function_table), lcname, op_array) == NULL)) {
 			do_bind_function_error(lcname, op_array, 1);
 		}
-		zend_observer_function_declared_notify(op_array, lcname);
-		zend_string_release_ex(lcname, 0);
-		return;
-	}
-
-	uint32_t func_ref = zend_add_dynamic_func_def(op_array);
-	if (op_array->fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_CLOSURE) {
-		opline = zend_emit_op_tmp(result, ZEND_DECLARE_LAMBDA_FUNCTION, NULL, NULL);
-		opline->op2.num = func_ref;
 	} else {
-		opline = get_next_op();
-		opline->opcode = ZEND_DECLARE_FUNCTION;
-		opline->op1_type = IS_CONST;
-		LITERAL_STR(opline->op1, zend_string_copy(lcname));
-		opline->op2.num = func_ref;
+		uint32_t func_ref = zend_add_dynamic_func_def(op_array);
+		if (op_array->fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_CLOSURE) {
+			opline = zend_emit_op_tmp(result, ZEND_DECLARE_LAMBDA_FUNCTION, NULL, NULL);
+			opline->op2.num = func_ref;
+		} else {
+			opline = get_next_op();
+			opline->opcode = ZEND_DECLARE_FUNCTION;
+			opline->op1_type = IS_CONST;
+			LITERAL_STR(opline->op1, zend_string_copy(lcname));
+			opline->op2.num = func_ref;
+		}
 	}
-	zend_string_release_ex(lcname, 0);
+	return lcname;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -7334,7 +7331,7 @@ static void zend_compile_func_decl(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, bool toplevel)
 	zend_ast *stmt_ast = decl->child[2];
 	zend_ast *return_type_ast = decl->child[3];
 	bool is_method = decl->kind == ZEND_AST_METHOD;
-	zend_string *method_lcname = NULL;
+	zend_string *lcname = NULL;
 
 	zend_class_entry *orig_class_entry = CG(active_class_entry);
 	zend_op_array *orig_op_array = CG(active_op_array);
@@ -7363,9 +7360,9 @@ static void zend_compile_func_decl(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, bool toplevel)
 
 	if (is_method) {
 		bool has_body = stmt_ast != NULL;
-		method_lcname = zend_begin_method_decl(op_array, decl->name, has_body);
+		lcname = zend_begin_method_decl(op_array, decl->name, has_body);
 	} else {
-		zend_begin_func_decl(result, op_array, decl, toplevel);
+		lcname = zend_begin_func_decl(result, op_array, decl, toplevel);
 		if (decl->kind == ZEND_AST_ARROW_FUNC) {
 			find_implicit_binds(&info, params_ast, stmt_ast);
 			compile_implicit_lexical_binds(&info, result, op_array);
@@ -7408,7 +7405,7 @@ static void zend_compile_func_decl(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, bool toplevel)
 	}
 
 	zend_compile_params(params_ast, return_type_ast,
-		is_method && zend_string_equals_literal(method_lcname, ZEND_TOSTRING_FUNC_NAME) ? IS_STRING : 0);
+		is_method && zend_string_equals_literal(lcname, ZEND_TOSTRING_FUNC_NAME) ? IS_STRING : 0);
 	if (CG(active_op_array)->fn_flags & ZEND_ACC_GENERATOR) {
 		zend_mark_function_as_generator();
 		zend_emit_op(NULL, ZEND_GENERATOR_CREATE, NULL, NULL);
@@ -7437,8 +7434,7 @@ static void zend_compile_func_decl(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, bool toplevel)
 	if (is_method) {
 		CG(zend_lineno) = decl->start_lineno;
 		zend_check_magic_method_implementation(
-			CG(active_class_entry), (zend_function *) op_array, method_lcname, E_COMPILE_ERROR);
-		zend_string_release_ex(method_lcname, 0);
+			CG(active_class_entry), (zend_function *) op_array, lcname, E_COMPILE_ERROR);
 	}
 
 	/* put the implicit return on the really last line */
@@ -7453,6 +7449,12 @@ static void zend_compile_func_decl(znode *result, zend_ast *ast, bool toplevel)
 	/* Pop the loop variable stack separator */
 	zend_stack_del_top(&CG(loop_var_stack));
 
+	if (toplevel) {
+		zend_observer_function_declared_notify(op_array, lcname);
+	}
+
+	zend_string_release_ex(lcname, 0);
+
 	CG(active_op_array) = orig_op_array;
 	CG(active_class_entry) = orig_class_entry;
 }