diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 467b5c6193310..8770cab3826d8 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -3207,7 +3207,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(70, ZEND_FREE, TMPVAR, ANY)
 	USE_OPLINE
 
 	SAVE_OPLINE();
-	zval_ptr_dtor_nogc(EX_VAR(opline->op1.var));
+	FREE_OP1();
 	ZEND_VM_NEXT_OPCODE_CHECK_EXCEPTION();
 }