diff --git a/ext/soap/soap.c b/ext/soap/soap.c
index aafc761ee5703..8015351f1b573 100644
--- a/ext/soap/soap.c
+++ b/ext/soap/soap.c
@@ -1531,7 +1531,7 @@ PHP_METHOD(SoapServer, handle)
 				doc_request = soap_xmlParseMemory(post_data, post_data_length);
 			}
 		} else {
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&retval);
+			zval_dtor(&retval);
 			return;
 		}
 	} else {