diff --git a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
index 14b729c4d78..f550a1f22fb 100644
--- a/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
+++ b/ext/standard/basic_functions.c
@@ -92,8 +92,8 @@ function_entry basic_functions[] = {
 	PHP_FE(uasort,									first_arg_force_ref)
 	PHP_FE(uksort,									first_arg_force_ref)
 	PHP_FE(array_walk,								first_arg_force_ref)
-	PHP_FALIAS(sizeof,			count,				first_arg_force_ref)
-	PHP_FE(count,									first_arg_force_ref)
+	PHP_FALIAS(sizeof,			count,				first_arg_allow_ref)
+	PHP_FE(count,									first_arg_allow_ref)
 	PHP_FE(end, 									first_arg_force_ref)
 	PHP_FE(prev, 									first_arg_force_ref)
 	PHP_FE(next, 									first_arg_force_ref)