diff --git a/Zend/zend_operators.c b/Zend/zend_operators.c
index b4a007c60cd..d77e84868f7 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_operators.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_operators.c
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ ZEND_API void convert_scalar_to_number(zval *op)
 		(holder).type = IS_LONG;									\
 		(op) = &(holder);											\
 	} else if ((op)->type==IS_UNSET) {								\
-		(holder).type = IS_UNSET;									\
+		(holder).type = IS_LONG;									\
 		(op) = &(holder);											\
 	}