diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 6f510ec6b5e..673ec9b29dc 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? ????, PHP 7.3.0alpha3
 
+- Core:
+  . Fixed bug #76520 (Object creation leaks memory when executed over HTTP).
+    (Nikita)
+
 - FPM:
   . Fixed bug #73342 (Vulnerability in php-fpm by changing stdin to
     non-blocking). (Nikita)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
index e7a96af743c..01f6fbf4a91 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
@@ -142,6 +142,7 @@ void init_executor(void) /* {{{ */
 	EG(in_autoload) = NULL;
 	EG(autoload_func) = NULL;
 	EG(error_handling) = EH_NORMAL;
+	EG(flags) = EG_FLAGS_INITIAL;
 
 	zend_vm_stack_init();