diff --git a/ext/standard/array.c b/ext/standard/array.c
index fb3120f445264..7118eb843ce0a 100644
--- a/ext/standard/array.c
+++ b/ext/standard/array.c
@@ -5986,15 +5986,15 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(array_reduce)
 		ZVAL_COPY(&args[1], operand);
 		fci.params = args;
 
+		zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
+
 		if (zend_call_function(&fci, &fci_cache) == SUCCESS && Z_TYPE(retval) != IS_UNDEF) {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&args[1]);
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&args[0]);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
 			ZVAL_COPY_VALUE(&result, &retval);
 		} else {
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&args[1]);
 			zval_ptr_dtor(&args[0]);
-			zval_ptr_dtor(&result);
 			return;
 		}
 	} ZEND_HASH_FOREACH_END();