diff --git a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
index 9811f750b0f6e..ce64c9b88deee 100644
--- a/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
+++ b/sapi/phpdbg/phpdbg.c
@@ -229,13 +229,13 @@ static PHP_RINIT_FUNCTION(phpdbg) /* {{{ */
 
 	if (zend_vm_kind() != ZEND_VM_KIND_HYBRID) {
 		/* phpdbg cannot work JIT-ed code */
-		zend_string *key = zend_string_init(ZEND_STRL("opcache.jit"), 1);
-		zend_string *value = zend_string_init(ZEND_STRL("off"), 1);
+		zend_string *key = zend_string_init(ZEND_STRL("opcache.jit"), false);
+		zend_string *value = zend_string_init(ZEND_STRL("off"), false);
 
-		zend_alter_ini_entry(key, value, ZEND_INI_SYSTEM, ZEND_INI_STAGE_STARTUP);
+		zend_alter_ini_entry_ex(key, value, ZEND_INI_SYSTEM, ZEND_INI_STAGE_STARTUP, false);
 
-		zend_string_release(key);
-		zend_string_release(value);
+		zend_string_release_ex(key, false);
+		zend_string_release_ex(value, false);
 	}
 
 	return SUCCESS;