diff --git a/Zend/tests/self_class_const_in_unknown_scope.phpt b/Zend/tests/self_class_const_in_unknown_scope.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..240644dea8c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/self_class_const_in_unknown_scope.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,23 @@
+--TEST--
+Use of self::class inside a constant in an unknown scope
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test {
+    public function foobar() {
+        eval("
+            const FOO = self::class;
+            var_dump(FOO);
+        ");
+    }
+}
+(new Test)->foobar();
+
+// This should error, but doesn't
+const BAR = self::class;
+var_dump(BAR);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(4) "Test"
+string(0) ""
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 51e8c21d1a2..af6a3f13324 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -1388,7 +1388,7 @@ static zend_bool zend_try_compile_const_expr_resolve_class_name(zval *zv, zend_a
 
 	switch (fetch_type) {
 		case ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_SELF:
-			if (constant || (CG(active_class_entry) && zend_is_scope_known())) {
+			if (CG(active_class_entry) && zend_is_scope_known()) {
 				ZVAL_STR_COPY(zv, CG(active_class_entry)->name);
 			} else {
 				ZVAL_NULL(zv);
@@ -8002,9 +8002,7 @@ void zend_compile_const_expr_magic_const(zend_ast **ast_ptr) /* {{{ */
 	zend_ast *ast = *ast_ptr;
 
 	/* Other cases already resolved by constant folding */
-	ZEND_ASSERT(ast->attr == T_CLASS_C &&
-	            CG(active_class_entry) &&
-	            (CG(active_class_entry)->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_TRAIT) != 0);
+	ZEND_ASSERT(ast->attr == T_CLASS_C);
 
 	zend_ast_destroy(ast);
 	*ast_ptr = zend_ast_create(ZEND_AST_CONSTANT_CLASS);