diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index 7918e97e22d..e0401c29232 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -142,10 +142,10 @@ static inline zval *_get_object_zval_ptr(znode *node, temp_variable *Ts, int *sh
 			return &Ts[node->u.var].tmp_var;
 			break;
 		case IS_VAR:
-			if (Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr) {
-				PZVAL_UNLOCK(Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr);
+			if (Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr_ptr) {
+				PZVAL_UNLOCK(*Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr_ptr);
 				*should_free = 0;
-				return Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr;
+				return *Ts[node->u.var].var.ptr_ptr;
 			} else {
 				if (Ts[node->u.var].EA.type==IS_STRING_OFFSET) {
 					PZVAL_UNLOCK(Ts[node->u.var].EA.data.str_offset.str);