diff --git a/ext/filter/filter.c b/ext/filter/filter.c
index bbdce12d656..da595c66461 100644
--- a/ext/filter/filter.c
+++ b/ext/filter/filter.c
@@ -440,7 +440,7 @@ static unsigned int php_sapi_filter(int arg, char *var, char **val, unsigned int
 		Z_STRLEN(new_var) = val_len;
 		Z_TYPE(new_var) = IS_STRING;
 
-		if (IF_G(default_filter) != FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW || IF_G(default_filter_flags) != 0) {
+		if (IF_G(default_filter) != FILTER_UNSAFE_RAW) {
 			zval *tmp_new_var = &new_var;
 			Z_STRVAL(new_var) = estrndup(*val, val_len);
 			INIT_PZVAL(tmp_new_var);