diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index e0ccd56a5c0..01049f4175a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -4956,6 +4956,10 @@ static zend_uchar determine_switch_jumptable_type(zend_ast_list *cases) {
 }
 
 static zend_bool should_use_jumptable(zend_ast_list *cases, zend_uchar jumptable_type) {
+	if (CG(compiler_options) & ZEND_COMPILE_NO_JUMPTABLES) {
+		return 0;
+	}
+
 	/* Thresholds are chosen based on when the average switch time for equidistributed
 	 * input becomes smaller when using the jumptable optimization. */
 	if (jumptable_type == IS_LONG) {
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.h b/Zend/zend_compile.h
index a8244d6b5be..f63b3a755de 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.h
@@ -1048,6 +1048,9 @@ END_EXTERN_C()
 /* result of compilation may be stored in file cache */
 #define ZEND_COMPILE_WITH_FILE_CACHE			(1<<11)
 
+/* disable jumptable optimization for switch statements */
+#define ZEND_COMPILE_NO_JUMPTABLES				(1<<12)
+
 /* The default value for CG(compiler_options) */
 #define ZEND_COMPILE_DEFAULT					ZEND_COMPILE_HANDLE_OP_ARRAY