diff --git a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
index 7c5ac825c55c8..b74313d3a576c 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_virtual_cwd.c
@@ -741,7 +741,7 @@ CWD_API realpath_cache_bucket** realpath_cache_get_buckets(void)
 static size_t tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, size_t start, size_t len, int *ll, time_t *t, int use_realpath, int is_dir, int *link_is_dir) /* {{{ */
 {
 	size_t i, j;
-	int directory = 0, save;
+	int directory = 0, save, may_retry_reparse_point;
 #ifdef ZEND_WIN32
 	WIN32_FIND_DATAW dataw;
 	HANDLE hFind = INVALID_HANDLE_VALUE;
@@ -846,6 +846,7 @@ static size_t tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, size_t start, size_t len, int *ll, tim
 
 #ifdef ZEND_WIN32
 retry_reparse_point:
+		may_retry_reparse_point = 0;
 		if (save) {
 			pathw = php_win32_ioutil_any_to_w(path);
 			if (!pathw) {
@@ -940,6 +941,7 @@ static size_t tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, size_t start, size_t len, int *ll, tim
 			CloseHandle(hLink);
 
 			if(pbuffer->ReparseTag == IO_REPARSE_TAG_SYMLINK) {
+				may_retry_reparse_point = 1;
 				reparsetarget = pbuffer->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.ReparseTarget;
 				isabsolute = (pbuffer->SymbolicLinkReparseBuffer.Flags == 0) ? 1 : 0;
 #if VIRTUAL_CWD_DEBUG
@@ -1076,7 +1078,7 @@ static size_t tsrm_realpath_r(char *path, size_t start, size_t len, int *ll, tim
 			free_alloca(pbuffer, use_heap_large);
 			free(substitutename);
 
-			{
+			if (may_retry_reparse_point) {
 				DWORD attrs;
 
 				FREE_PATHW()