diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 268ae89ce7d..81095b5f96b 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - CLI:
   . Added pdeathsig to builtin server to terminate workers when the master
     process is killed. (ilutov)
+  . Fixed bug GH-11104 (STDIN/STDOUT/STDERR is not available for CLI without
+    a script). (nielsdos)
 
 - Core:
   . Fixed bug GH-9388 (Improve unset property and __get type incompatibility
diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
index 2f936a39b71..5e84ae7379c 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
@@ -951,9 +951,7 @@ do_repeat:
 		PG(during_request_startup) = 0;
 		switch (behavior) {
 		case PHP_MODE_STANDARD:
-			if (script_file) {
-				cli_register_file_handles();
-			}
+			cli_register_file_handles();
 
 			if (interactive) {
 				EG(exit_status) = cli_shell_callbacks.cli_shell_run();