diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli_server.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli_server.c
index 732ac27c9a207..422576e96abfc 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_cli_server.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli_server.c
@@ -2271,6 +2271,7 @@ static int php_cli_server_dispatch_router(php_cli_server *server, php_cli_server
 		}
 
 		ZVAL_UNDEF(&retval);
+		CG(skip_shebang) = true;
 		if (SUCCESS == zend_execute_scripts(ZEND_REQUIRE, &retval, 1, &zfd)) {
 			if (Z_TYPE(retval) != IS_UNDEF) {
 				decline = Z_TYPE(retval) == IS_FALSE;