diff --git a/Zend/tests/double_array_cast.phpt b/Zend/tests/double_array_cast.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..aaee8cd919a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/double_array_cast.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--TEST--
+Double array cast
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$array = [1, 2, $x = 3];
+var_dump((array) (array) $array);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(3) {
+  [0]=>
+  int(1)
+  [1]=>
+  int(2)
+  [2]=>
+  int(3)
+}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 983029f3594..a98e82d83a9 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -4043,7 +4043,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(21, ZEND_CAST, CONST|TMP|VAR|CV, ANY)
 					if (Z_OPT_REFCOUNTED_P(expr)) Z_ADDREF_P(expr);
 				}
 
-				FREE_OP1();
+				FREE_OP1_IF_VAR();
 				CHECK_EXCEPTION();
 				ZEND_VM_NEXT_OPCODE();
 			}
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index e18c7303be3..2acd9f98c19 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -9695,7 +9695,6 @@ static int ZEND_FASTCALL  ZEND_CAST_SPEC_TMP_HANDLER(ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_ARGS)
 					if (Z_OPT_REFCOUNTED_P(expr)) Z_ADDREF_P(expr);
 				}
 
-				zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(free_op1.var);
 				CHECK_EXCEPTION();
 				ZEND_VM_NEXT_OPCODE();
 			}