diff --git a/ext/curl/curl_file.c b/ext/curl/curl_file.c
index 7322a187c8a..fdb6ea35960 100644
--- a/ext/curl/curl_file.c
+++ b/ext/curl/curl_file.c
@@ -38,14 +38,14 @@ static void curlfile_ctor(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS)
 		Z_PARAM_STR_OR_NULL(postname)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
-	zend_update_property_string(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "name", sizeof("name")-1, ZSTR_VAL(fname));
+	zend_update_property_str(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "name", sizeof("name")-1, fname);
 
 	if (mime) {
-		zend_update_property_string(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "mime", sizeof("mime")-1, ZSTR_VAL(mime));
+		zend_update_property_str(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "mime", sizeof("mime")-1, mime);
 	}
 
 	if (postname) {
-		zend_update_property_string(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "postname", sizeof("postname")-1, ZSTR_VAL(postname));
+		zend_update_property_str(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(cf), "postname", sizeof("postname")-1, postname);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ static void curlfile_set_property(char *name, size_t name_len, INTERNAL_FUNCTION
 		Z_PARAM_STR(arg)
 	ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END();
 
-	zend_update_property_string(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS), name, name_len, ZSTR_VAL(arg));
+	zend_update_property_str(curl_CURLFile_class, Z_OBJ_P(ZEND_THIS), name, name_len, arg);
 }
 
 /* {{{ Get file name */