diff --git a/Zend/zend_inheritance.c b/Zend/zend_inheritance.c
index cadfc648d75..a6512657223 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_inheritance.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_inheritance.c
@@ -228,8 +228,9 @@ static zend_always_inline void register_unresolved_class(zend_string *name) {
 static zend_class_entry *lookup_class_ex(
 		zend_class_entry *scope, zend_string *name, bool register_unresolved) {
 	zend_class_entry *ce;
+	bool in_preload = CG(compiler_options) & ZEND_COMPILE_PRELOAD;
 
-	if (UNEXPECTED(!EG(active))) {
+	if (UNEXPECTED(!EG(active) && !in_preload)) {
 		zend_string *lc_name = zend_string_tolower(name);
 
 		ce = zend_hash_find_ptr(CG(class_table), lc_name);
@@ -248,7 +249,7 @@ static zend_class_entry *lookup_class_ex(
 	ce = zend_lookup_class_ex(
 	    name, NULL, ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_ALLOW_UNLINKED | ZEND_FETCH_CLASS_NO_AUTOLOAD);
 
-	if (!CG(in_compilation) || (CG(compiler_options) & ZEND_COMPILE_PRELOAD)) {
+	if (!CG(in_compilation) || in_preload) {
 		if (ce) {
 			return ce;
 		}
diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
index f1d090cf0b0..602b817c21b 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
@@ -4448,6 +4448,8 @@ static int accel_preload(const char *config, bool in_child)
 		php_output_end_all();
 		php_free_shutdown_functions();
 
+		EG(active) = 0;
+
 		/* Release stored values to avoid dangling pointers */
 		zend_hash_graceful_reverse_destroy(&EG(symbol_table));
 		zend_hash_init(&EG(symbol_table), 0, NULL, ZVAL_PTR_DTOR, 0);