diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute.c b/Zend/zend_execute.c
index c7f4d759c18..f4c3d030ba9 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute.c
@@ -2326,10 +2326,7 @@ send_by_ref:
 		}
 	}
 #if SUPPORT_INTERACTIVE
-	ALLOC_ZVAL(*(EG(return_value_ptr_ptr)));
-	**EG(return_value_ptr_ptr) = *retval_ptr;
-	(*EG(return_value_ptr_ptr))->refcount = 1;
-	(*EG(return_value_ptr_ptr))->is_ref = 0;
+	ALLOC_INIT_ZVAL(*(EG(return_value_ptr_ptr)));
 	op_array->last_executed_op_number = opline-op_array->opcodes;
 	EG(in_execution) = original_in_execution;
 	free_alloca(Ts);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
index fc17c591bd4..98344991959 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
@@ -540,6 +540,7 @@ void execute_new_code(CLS_D)
 	CG(active_op_array)->end_op_number = CG(active_op_array)->last;
 	EG(active_op_array) = CG(active_op_array);
 	zend_execute(CG(active_op_array) ELS_CC);
+	zval_ptr_dtor(EG(return_value_ptr_ptr));
 	CG(active_op_array)->start_op_number = CG(active_op_array)->last_executed_op_number;
 }
 #endif