diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
index fe8d470d585..63cc988d278 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_shared_alloc.c
@@ -259,6 +259,7 @@ int zend_shared_alloc_startup(size_t requested_size)
 void zend_shared_alloc_shutdown(void)
 {
 	zend_shared_segment **tmp_shared_segments;
+	zend_shared_segment *shared_segments_buf[16];
 	size_t shared_segments_array_size;
 	zend_smm_shared_globals tmp_shared_globals;
 	int i;
@@ -266,14 +267,20 @@ void zend_shared_alloc_shutdown(void)
 	tmp_shared_globals = *smm_shared_globals;
 	smm_shared_globals = &tmp_shared_globals;
 	shared_segments_array_size = ZSMMG(shared_segments_count) * (S_H(segment_type_size)() + sizeof(void *));
-	tmp_shared_segments = emalloc(shared_segments_array_size);
+	if (shared_segments_array_size > 16) {
+		tmp_shared_segments = malloc(shared_segments_array_size);
+	} else {
+		tmp_shared_segments = shared_segments_buf;
+	}
 	copy_shared_segments(tmp_shared_segments, ZSMMG(shared_segments)[0], ZSMMG(shared_segments_count), S_H(segment_type_size)());
 	ZSMMG(shared_segments) = tmp_shared_segments;
 
 	for (i = 0; i < ZSMMG(shared_segments_count); i++) {
 		S_H(detach_segment)(ZSMMG(shared_segments)[i]);
 	}
-	efree(ZSMMG(shared_segments));
+	if (shared_segments_array_size > 16) {
+		free(ZSMMG(shared_segments));
+	}
 	ZSMMG(shared_segments) = NULL;
 	g_shared_alloc_handler = NULL;
 #ifndef ZEND_WIN32