diff --git a/Zend/Optimizer/scdf.c b/Zend/Optimizer/scdf.c
index a07f1857244..0e0a66c1086 100644
--- a/Zend/Optimizer/scdf.c
+++ b/Zend/Optimizer/scdf.c
@@ -190,14 +190,18 @@ static bool is_live_loop_var_free(
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	int ssa_var = ssa_op->op1_use;
-	if (ssa_var < 0) {
+	int var = ssa_op->op1_use;
+	if (var < 0) {
 		return false;
 	}
 
-	int op_num = scdf->ssa->vars[ssa_var].definition;
-	ZEND_ASSERT(op_num >= 0);
-	uint32_t def_block = scdf->ssa->cfg.map[op_num];
+	zend_ssa_var *ssa_var = &scdf->ssa->vars[var];
+	uint32_t def_block;
+	if (ssa_var->definition >= 0) {
+		def_block = scdf->ssa->cfg.map[ssa_var->definition];
+	} else {
+		def_block = ssa_var->definition_phi->block;
+	}
 	return zend_bitset_in(scdf->executable_blocks, def_block);
 }
 
diff --git a/Zend/tests/match/match_of_phi_optimization.phpt b/Zend/tests/match/match_of_phi_optimization.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..57edf3783e4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/match/match_of_phi_optimization.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+--TEST--
+Unreachable code elimination when match argument is a phi node
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$x = true;
+match ($x and true or true) {
+    false => $x
+};
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Fatal error: Uncaught UnhandledMatchError: Unhandled match case true in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line %d