diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_persist.c b/ext/opcache/zend_persist.c
index bf0b3d19881..87b55454b84 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_persist.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_persist.c
@@ -190,6 +190,9 @@ static zend_ast *zend_persist_ast(zend_ast *ast)
 		node = (zend_ast *) copy;
 	} else if (ast->kind == ZEND_AST_OP_ARRAY) {
 		zend_ast_op_array *copy = zend_shared_memdup(ast, sizeof(zend_ast_op_array));
+		/* We're holding a separate reference to the op_array in the AST. Release it
+		 * early because zend_persist_op_array() is destructive. */
+		destroy_op_array(copy->op_array);
 		zval z;
 		ZVAL_PTR(&z, copy->op_array);
 		zend_persist_op_array(&z);
diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_persist_calc.c b/ext/opcache/zend_persist_calc.c
index 0c53923354c..5381f8f6e1c 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_persist_calc.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_persist_calc.c
@@ -91,6 +91,14 @@ static void zend_persist_ast_calc(zend_ast *ast)
 		zval z;
 		ZVAL_PTR(&z, zend_ast_get_op_array(ast)->op_array);
 		zend_persist_op_array_calc(&z);
+
+		/* If op_array is shared, the function name refcount is still incremented for each use,
+		 * so we need to release it here. We remembered the original function name in xlat. */
+		zend_string *old_function_name =
+			zend_shared_alloc_get_xlat_entry(&zend_ast_get_op_array(ast)->op_array->function_name);
+		if (old_function_name) {
+			zend_string_release_ex(old_function_name, 0);
+		}
 	} else if (zend_ast_is_decl(ast)) {
 		/* Not implemented. */
 		ZEND_UNREACHABLE();