diff --git a/Zend/tests/strlen_deprecation_to_exception.phpt b/Zend/tests/strlen_deprecation_to_exception.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..7b616f3b643
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/strlen_deprecation_to_exception.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--TEST--
+strlen() null deprecation warning promoted to exception
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+set_error_handler(function($_, $msg) {
+    throw new Exception($msg);
+});
+try {
+    strlen(null);
+} catch (Exception $e) {
+    echo $e->getMessage(), "\n";
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index e6a49d1c0d7..c22ed8c0b17 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -8368,10 +8368,10 @@ ZEND_VM_COLD_CONST_HANDLER(121, ZEND_STRLEN, CONST|TMPVAR|CV, ANY)
 				if (UNEXPECTED(Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL)) {
 					zend_error(E_DEPRECATED,
 						"strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated");
+					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 						HANDLE_EXCEPTION();
 					}
-					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					break;
 				}
 
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 7fabd5d2673..5d5c0a2ae7c 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -5461,10 +5461,10 @@ static ZEND_VM_COLD ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_STRLEN_SPEC_CONST
 				if (UNEXPECTED(Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL)) {
 					zend_error(E_DEPRECATED,
 						"strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated");
+					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 						HANDLE_EXCEPTION();
 					}
-					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -14648,10 +14648,10 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_STRLEN_SPEC_TMPVAR_HANDLER(ZEN
 				if (UNEXPECTED(Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL)) {
 					zend_error(E_DEPRECATED,
 						"strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated");
+					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 						HANDLE_EXCEPTION();
 					}
-					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					break;
 				}
 
@@ -38691,10 +38691,10 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_STRLEN_SPEC_CV_HANDLER(ZEND_OP
 				if (UNEXPECTED(Z_TYPE_P(value) == IS_NULL)) {
 					zend_error(E_DEPRECATED,
 						"strlen(): Passing null to parameter #1 ($string) of type string is deprecated");
+					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 						HANDLE_EXCEPTION();
 					}
-					ZVAL_LONG(EX_VAR(opline->result.var), 0);
 					break;
 				}