diff --git a/ext/intl/spoofchecker/spoofchecker_main.c b/ext/intl/spoofchecker/spoofchecker_main.c
index a890f468e130f..9863ee5e5ce3a 100644
--- a/ext/intl/spoofchecker/spoofchecker_main.c
+++ b/ext/intl/spoofchecker/spoofchecker_main.c
@@ -42,9 +42,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Spoofchecker, isSuspicious)
 	}
 
 	if (error_code) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(error_code);
-		ZVAL_LONG(Z_REFVAL_P(error_code), ret);
-		Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(error_code);
+		ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_LONG(error_code, ret);
 	}
 	RETVAL_BOOL(ret != 0);
 }
@@ -76,9 +74,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(Spoofchecker, areConfusable)
 	}
 
 	if (error_code) {
-		zval_ptr_dtor(error_code);
-		ZVAL_LONG(Z_REFVAL_P(error_code), ret);
-		Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(error_code);
+		ZEND_TRY_ASSIGN_REF_LONG(error_code, ret);
 	}
 	RETVAL_BOOL(ret != 0);
 }
diff --git a/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_self_references.phpt b/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_self_references.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..d2feaa77a32f3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_self_references.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+--TEST--
+SpoofChecker with self references
+--EXTENSIONS--
+intl
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$checker = new Spoofchecker();
+$checker->isSuspicious("", $checker);
+
+$checker = new Spoofchecker();
+$checker->areConfusable("", "", $checker);
+
+echo "Done\n";
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Done
diff --git a/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_typed_references.phpt b/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_typed_references.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..5508497072da8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/intl/tests/spoofchecker_typed_references.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+--TEST--
+SpoofChecker with typed references
+--EXTENSIONS--
+intl
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class Test {
+    public string $x;
+}
+
+$test = new Test;
+$test->x = "";
+
+$checker = new Spoofchecker();
+$checker->isSuspicious("", $test->x);
+var_dump($test);
+
+$test = new Test;
+$test->x = "";
+
+$checker = new Spoofchecker();
+$checker->areConfusable("", "", $test->x);
+var_dump($test);
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+object(Test)#1 (1) {
+  ["x"]=>
+  string(1) "0"
+}
+object(Test)#3 (1) {
+  ["x"]=>
+  string(1) "1"
+}