diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 28734647d61..b45dce71fc5 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,10 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 ?? ??? 2022, PHP 8.0.24
 
+- Core:
+  . Fixed bug GH-9323 (Crash in ZEND_RETURN/GC/zend_call_function)
+    (Tim Starling)
+
 - DOM:
   . Fixed bug  #79451 (Using DOMDocument->replaceChild on doctype causes
      double free) (NathanFreeman)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 1b4ef0d0846..d1aea77e8f9 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -4299,6 +4299,7 @@ ZEND_VM_INLINE_HANDLER(62, ZEND_RETURN, CONST|TMP|VAR|CV, ANY, SPEC(OBSERVER))
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -8304,8 +8305,8 @@ ZEND_VM_C_LABEL(check_indirect):
 		zend_refcounted *garbage = Z_COUNTED_P(variable_ptr);
 
 		ZVAL_REF(variable_ptr, ref);
+		SAVE_OPLINE();
 		if (GC_DELREF(garbage) == 0) {
-			SAVE_OPLINE();
 			rc_dtor_func(garbage);
 			if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 				ZVAL_NULL(variable_ptr);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 0daa7b9e507..5e41f9f88b7 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -4073,6 +4073,7 @@ static ZEND_VM_HOT ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_RETURN_SPEC_CONST_
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -4150,6 +4151,7 @@ static ZEND_VM_COLD ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_RETURN_SPEC_OBSER
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -18585,6 +18587,7 @@ static ZEND_VM_HOT ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_RETURN_SPEC_TMP_HA
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -21200,6 +21203,7 @@ static ZEND_VM_HOT ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_RETURN_SPEC_VAR_HA
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -37947,6 +37951,7 @@ static ZEND_VM_HOT ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_RETURN_SPEC_CV_HAN
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -42680,8 +42685,8 @@ check_indirect:
 		zend_refcounted *garbage = Z_COUNTED_P(variable_ptr);
 
 		ZVAL_REF(variable_ptr, ref);
+		SAVE_OPLINE();
 		if (GC_DELREF(garbage) == 0) {
-			SAVE_OPLINE();
 			rc_dtor_func(garbage);
 			if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception))) {
 				ZVAL_NULL(variable_ptr);
@@ -55390,6 +55395,7 @@ zend_leave_helper_SPEC_LABEL:
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -55468,6 +55474,7 @@ zend_leave_helper_SPEC_LABEL:
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -57001,6 +57008,7 @@ zend_leave_helper_SPEC_LABEL:
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -57306,6 +57314,7 @@ zend_leave_helper_SPEC_LABEL:
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);
@@ -58427,6 +58436,7 @@ zend_leave_helper_SPEC_LABEL:
 							zend_refcounted *ref = Z_COUNTED_P(retval_ptr);
 							ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(return_value, retval_ptr);
 							if (GC_MAY_LEAK(ref)) {
+								SAVE_OPLINE();
 								gc_possible_root(ref);
 							}
 							ZVAL_NULL(retval_ptr);