diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 39384453216..e4fd8e8e280 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -4193,6 +4193,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(107, ZEND_CATCH, CONST, CV)
 	if (UNEXPECTED(Z_ISREF_P(ex))) {
 		ex = Z_REFVAL_P(ex);
 	}
+	zval_ptr_dtor(ex);
 	ZVAL_OBJ(ex, EG(exception));
 	if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception) != exception)) {
 		GC_REFCOUNT(EG(exception))++;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 08a5ae622d6..0103128183e 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -9592,6 +9592,7 @@ static ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_RET ZEND_FASTCALL ZEND_CATCH_SPEC_CONST_CV_HANDLER(ZE
 	if (UNEXPECTED(Z_ISREF_P(ex))) {
 		ex = Z_REFVAL_P(ex);
 	}
+	zval_ptr_dtor(ex);
 	ZVAL_OBJ(ex, EG(exception));
 	if (UNEXPECTED(EG(exception) != exception)) {
 		GC_REFCOUNT(EG(exception))++;