diff --git a/Zend/tests/generators/gc_with_root_parent_mismatch.phpt b/Zend/tests/generators/gc_with_root_parent_mismatch.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ee388b1c76d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/generators/gc_with_root_parent_mismatch.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+--TEST--
+Generator GC when the yield from parent chain does not reach the root
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+function root() {
+    yield 1;
+    yield 2;
+}
+
+function delegate($gen) {
+    yield from $gen;
+}
+
+$gen = delegate(delegate(root()));
+$gen1 = delegate(delegate($gen));
+$gen2 = delegate(delegate($gen));
+var_dump($gen1->current());
+var_dump($gen2->current());
+$gen1->next();
+$gen1->next();
+gc_collect_cycles();
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(1)
+int(1)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_generators.c b/Zend/zend_generators.c
index 233dfe5ac95..963ac08c829 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_generators.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_generators.c
@@ -278,9 +278,9 @@ static uint32_t calc_gc_buffer_size(zend_generator *generator) /* {{{ */
 
 		/* Yield from root references */
 		if (generator->node.children == 0) {
-			zend_generator *child = generator, *root = generator->node.ptr.root;
-			while (root != child) {
-				child = child->node.parent;
+			zend_generator *root = generator->node.ptr.root;
+			while (root != generator) {
+				root = zend_generator_get_child(&root->node, generator);
 				size++;
 			}
 		}
@@ -343,10 +343,10 @@ static HashTable *zend_generator_get_gc(zval *object, zval **table, int *n) /* {
 	}
 
 	if (generator->node.children == 0) {
-		zend_generator *child = generator, *root = generator->node.ptr.root;
-		while (root != child) {
-			child = child->node.parent;
-			ZVAL_OBJ(gc_buffer++, &child->std);
+		zend_generator *root = generator->node.ptr.root;
+		while (root != generator) {
+			ZVAL_OBJ(gc_buffer++, &root->std);
+			root = zend_generator_get_child(&root->node, generator);
 		}
 	}