diff --git a/ext/ldap/ldap.c b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
index 94ddd81b359..bbb74acf7bd 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/ldap.c
+++ b/ext/ldap/ldap.c
@@ -2527,7 +2527,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_modify_batch)
 	zval *fetched;
 	char *dn;
 	size_t dn_len;
-	int i, j, k;
+	int i, j;
 	int num_mods, num_modprops, num_modvals;
 	LDAPMod **ldap_mods;
 	LDAPControl **lserverctrls = NULL;
@@ -2682,27 +2682,17 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(ldap_modify_batch)
 					}
 
 					SEPARATE_ARRAY(modinfo);
+					const HashTable *modification_values = Z_ARRVAL_P(modinfo);
 					/* is the array not empty? */
-					zend_hash_internal_pointer_reset(Z_ARRVAL_P(modinfo));
-					num_modvals = zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(modinfo));
-					if (num_modvals == 0) {
-						zend_value_error("%s(): Option \"" LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_VALUES "\" must not be empty", get_active_function_name());
+					uint32_t num_modification_values = zend_hash_num_elements(modification_values);
+					if (num_modification_values == 0) {
+						zend_argument_value_error(3, "the value for option \"" LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_VALUES "\" must not be empty");
 						RETURN_THROWS();
 					}
-
-					/* are its keys integers? */
-					if (zend_hash_get_current_key_type(Z_ARRVAL_P(modinfo)) != HASH_KEY_IS_LONG) {
-						zend_value_error("%s(): Option \"" LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_VALUES "\" must be integer-indexed", get_active_function_name());
+					if (!zend_array_is_list(modification_values)) {
+						zend_argument_value_error(3, "the value for option \"" LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_VALUES "\" must be a list");
 						RETURN_THROWS();
 					}
-
-					/* are the keys consecutive? */
-					for (k = 0; k < num_modvals; k++) {
-						if ((fetched = zend_hash_index_find(Z_ARRVAL_P(modinfo), k)) == NULL) {
-							zend_value_error("%s(): Option \"" LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_VALUES "\" must have consecutive integer indices starting from 0", get_active_function_name());
-							RETURN_THROWS();
-						}
-					}
 				}
 
 				zend_hash_move_forward(Z_ARRVAL_P(mod));
diff --git a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_modify_batch_programming_error.phpt b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_modify_batch_programming_error.phpt
index 0c4a69d6690..01c2e6a92aa 100644
--- a/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_modify_batch_programming_error.phpt
+++ b/ext/ldap/tests/ldap_modify_batch_programming_error.phpt
@@ -269,8 +269,8 @@ ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Option "modtype" must be one of the LDAP_MODIFY
 ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): If option "modtype" is LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_REMOVE_ALL, option "values" cannot be provided
 ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): If option "modtype" is not LDAP_MODIFY_BATCH_REMOVE_ALL, option "values" must be provided
 TypeError: ldap_modify_batch(): Option "values" must be of type array, string given
-ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Option "values" must not be empty
-ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Option "values" must be integer-indexed
-ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Option "values" must have consecutive integer indices starting from 0
+ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Argument #3 ($modifications_info) the value for option "values" must not be empty
+ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Argument #3 ($modifications_info) the value for option "values" must be a list
+ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Argument #3 ($modifications_info) the value for option "values" must be a list
 ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Required option "attrib" is missing
 ValueError: ldap_modify_batch(): Required option "modtype" is missing