diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index da20185a61e..4b5f5232ad8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
   . Fix incorrect uri check in SOAP caching. (nielsdos)
   . Fix segfault and assertion failure with refcounted props and arrays.
     (nielsdos)
+  . Fix potential crash with an edge case of persistent encoders. (nielsdos)
 
 - Streams:
   . Fixed bug #75708 (getimagesize with "&$imageinfo" fails on StreamWrappers).
diff --git a/ext/soap/php_sdl.c b/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
index 94b48199c84..d12d6e21e65 100644
--- a/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
+++ b/ext/soap/php_sdl.c
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ encodePtr get_encoder(sdlPtr sdl, const char *ns, const char *type)
 			}
 			if (sdl->encoders == NULL) {
 				sdl->encoders = pemalloc(sizeof(HashTable), sdl->is_persistent);
-				zend_hash_init(sdl->encoders, 0, NULL, delete_encoder, sdl->is_persistent);
+				zend_hash_init(sdl->encoders, 0, NULL, sdl->is_persistent ? delete_encoder_persistent : delete_encoder, sdl->is_persistent);
 			}
 			zend_hash_str_update_ptr(sdl->encoders, nscat, len, new_enc);
 			enc = new_enc;