diff --git a/Zend/tests/bug73916.phpt b/Zend/tests/bug73916.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ba2567ed0c4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/bug73916.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+--TEST--
+Bug #73916 (zend_print_flat_zval_r doesn't consider reference)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$a = array('a');
+class b{};
+$b = new b;
+$test[] =& $a;
+$test[] =& $b;
+test($test);
+function test() {
+	debug_print_backtrace();
+}
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+#0  test(Array ([0] => Array ([0] => a),[1] => b Object ())) called at [%sbug73916.php:%d]
diff --git a/Zend/zend.c b/Zend/zend.c
index 3923468639b..904e2cc68c8 100644
--- a/Zend/zend.c
+++ b/Zend/zend.c
@@ -384,7 +384,6 @@ ZEND_API void zend_print_flat_zval_r(zval *expr) /* {{{ */
 
 static void zend_print_zval_r_to_buf(smart_str *buf, zval *expr, int indent) /* {{{ */
 {
-	ZVAL_DEREF(expr);
 	switch (Z_TYPE_P(expr)) {
 		case IS_ARRAY:
 			smart_str_appends(buf, "Array\n");