diff --git a/ext/soap/soap.c b/ext/soap/soap.c
index 49fc72d68fc..ee41ff908f8 100644
--- a/ext/soap/soap.c
+++ b/ext/soap/soap.c
@@ -2135,7 +2135,7 @@ static void soap_error_handler(int error_num, const char *error_filename, const
 	_old_http_response_code = SG(sapi_headers).http_response_code;
 	_old_http_status_line = SG(sapi_headers).http_status_line;
 
-	if (!SOAP_GLOBAL(use_soap_error_handler) || !EG(objects_store).object_buckets) {
+	if (!PG(modules_activated) || !SOAP_GLOBAL(use_soap_error_handler) || !EG(objects_store).object_buckets) {
 		call_old_error_handler(error_num, error_filename, error_lineno, format, args);
 		return;
 	}