upstream bug: http://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=46311 The current patch follows a suggestion from Siarhei Siamashka Adapted for php 5.5 --- Zend/zend_execute.h.old 2013-01-01 13:49:04.587825704 +0100 +++ Zend/zend_execute.h 2013-01-01 13:53:28.762958578 +0100 @@ -293,7 +293,7 @@ void **end = p - (int)(zend_uintptr_t)*p; while (p != end) { - zval *q = *(zval **)(--p); + zval *q = (zval *)*(--p); *p = NULL; i_zval_ptr_dtor(q ZEND_FILE_LINE_CC); }