diff --git a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
index bf884c1f941..0aaca540fba 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
@@ -190,7 +190,9 @@ ZEND_API void zend_clear_exception(void) /* {{{ */
 	}
 	OBJ_RELEASE(EG(exception));
 	EG(exception) = NULL;
-	EG(current_execute_data)->opline = EG(opline_before_exception);
+	if (EG(current_execute_data)) {
+		EG(current_execute_data)->opline = EG(opline_before_exception);
+	}
 #if ZEND_DEBUG
 	EG(opline_before_exception) = NULL;
 #endif