diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index d2358c85041..1191d932b6f 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
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 ?? ??? ????, PHP 8.1.13
 
+- CLI:
+  . Fixed bug GH-9709 (Null pointer dereference with -w/-s options). (Adam Saponara)
+
 - Core:
   . Fixed bug GH-9752 (Generator crashes when interrupted during argument
     evaluation with extra named params). (Arnaud)
diff --git a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
index 71387135101..7ccdaeea443 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_exceptions.c
@@ -156,7 +156,8 @@ void zend_exception_restore(void) /* {{{ */
 
 static zend_always_inline bool is_handle_exception_set(void) {
 	zend_execute_data *execute_data = EG(current_execute_data);
-	return !execute_data->func
+	return !execute_data
+		|| !execute_data->func
 		|| !ZEND_USER_CODE(execute_data->func->common.type)
 		|| execute_data->opline->opcode == ZEND_HANDLE_EXCEPTION;
 }