diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
index 221ded9540b..43aa0340e80 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
@@ -3955,6 +3955,15 @@ static void preload_check_windows_restrictions(zend_class_entry *scope) {
 }
 #endif
 
+static inline int preload_update_class_constants(zend_class_entry *ce) {
+	/* This is a separate function to work around what appears to be a bug in GCC
+	 * maybe-uninitialized analysis. */
+	zend_try {
+		return zend_update_class_constants(ce);
+	} zend_end_try();
+	return FAILURE;
+}
+
 static zend_class_entry *preload_load_prop_type(zend_property_info *prop, zend_string *name) {
 	zend_class_entry *ce;
 	if (zend_string_equals_literal_ci(name, "self")) {
@@ -4000,18 +4009,7 @@ static void preload_ensure_classes_loadable() {
 #endif
 
 			if (!(ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED)) {
-				int result = SUCCESS;
-				zend_try {
-					result = zend_update_class_constants(ce);
-				} zend_catch {
-					/* Provide some context for the generated error. */
-					zend_error_noreturn(E_ERROR,
-						"Error generated while resolving initializers of class %s during preloading",
-						ZSTR_VAL(ce->name));
-				} zend_end_try();
-				if (result == FAILURE) {
-					/* Just present to be safe: We generally always throw some
-					 * other fatal error as part of update_class_constants(). */
+				if (preload_update_class_constants(ce) == FAILURE) {
 					zend_error_noreturn(E_ERROR,
 						"Failed to resolve initializers of class %s during preloading",
 						ZSTR_VAL(ce->name));
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_004.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_004.phpt
index df92abdc28f..7242d071cb1 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_004.phpt
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_004.phpt
@@ -14,4 +14,4 @@ var_dump(class_exists('Foo'));
 --EXPECTF--
 Fatal error: Undefined class constant 'self::DOES_NOT_EXIST' in Unknown on line 0
 
-Fatal error: Error generated while resolving initializers of class Foo during preloading in Unknown on line 0
+Fatal error: Failed to resolve initializers of class Foo during preloading in Unknown on line 0
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_009.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_009.phpt
index d0c762c801d..0434bfb91c2 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_009.phpt
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_009.phpt
@@ -15,4 +15,4 @@ var_dump(class_exists('Foo'));
 --EXPECTF--
 Fatal error: Undefined constant 'UNDEF' in Unknown on line 0
 
-Fatal error: Error generated while resolving initializers of class Foo during preloading in Unknown on line 0
+Fatal error: Failed to resolve initializers of class Foo during preloading in Unknown on line 0
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_loadable_classes_2.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_loadable_classes_2.phpt
index 17100ff64f4..de4b04f8abf 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/tests/preload_loadable_classes_2.phpt
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/preload_loadable_classes_2.phpt
@@ -12,4 +12,4 @@ Unreachable
 --EXPECTF--
 Fatal error: Undefined constant 'UNDEF' in Unknown on line 0
 
-Fatal error: Error generated while resolving initializers of class Test during preloading in Unknown on line 0
+Fatal error: Failed to resolve initializers of class Test during preloading in Unknown on line 0