diff --git a/ext/phar/tests/phar_oo_002.phpt b/ext/phar/tests/phar_oo_002.phpt
index f62c9a509ab..2787ac8a530 100644
--- a/ext/phar/tests/phar_oo_002.phpt
+++ b/ext/phar/tests/phar_oo_002.phpt
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ int(0)
 string(3) "dir"
 bool(false)
 bool(true)
-bool(false)
+bool(true)
 bool(false)
 bool(true)
 bool(false)
diff --git a/ext/standard/filestat.c b/ext/standard/filestat.c
index e2b3245e97e..a15f3287c25 100644
--- a/ext/standard/filestat.c
+++ b/ext/standard/filestat.c
@@ -905,7 +905,7 @@ PHPAPI void php_stat(const char *filename, size_t filename_length, int type, zva
 	case FS_IS_R:
 		RETURN_BOOL((ssb.sb.st_mode&rmask)!=0);
 	case FS_IS_X:
-		RETURN_BOOL((ssb.sb.st_mode&xmask)!=0 && !S_ISDIR(ssb.sb.st_mode));
+		RETURN_BOOL((ssb.sb.st_mode&xmask)!=0);
 	case FS_IS_FILE:
 		RETURN_BOOL(S_ISREG(ssb.sb.st_mode));
 	case FS_IS_DIR: