diff --git a/Zend/zend.c b/Zend/zend.c
index 63785613c72..2604bd7d433 100644
--- a/Zend/zend.c
+++ b/Zend/zend.c
@@ -605,6 +605,7 @@ int zend_startup(zend_utility_functions *utility_functions, char **extensions, i
 	zend_getenv = utility_functions->getenv_function;
 
 	zend_compile_file = compile_file;
+	zend_compile_string = compile_string;
 	zend_execute = execute;
 	zend_execute_internal = NULL;
 	zend_throw_exception_hook = NULL;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 117e5e3d7f3..e4dcb93f381 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@
 #endif /* ZEND_MULTIBYTE */
 
 ZEND_API zend_op_array *(*zend_compile_file)(zend_file_handle *file_handle, int type TSRMLS_DC);
+ZEND_API zend_op_array *(*zend_compile_string)(zval *source_string, char *filename TSRMLS_DC);
 
 
 #ifndef ZTS
diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.h b/Zend/zend_compile.h
index d815579073f..ee1c0ada8b6 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.h
@@ -321,6 +321,7 @@ void shutdown_compiler(TSRMLS_D);
 void zend_init_compiler_data_structures(TSRMLS_D);
 
 extern ZEND_API zend_op_array *(*zend_compile_file)(zend_file_handle *file_handle, int type TSRMLS_DC);
+extern ZEND_API zend_op_array *(*zend_compile_string)(zval *source_string, char *filename TSRMLS_DC);
 
 ZEND_API int lex_scan(zval *zendlval TSRMLS_DC);
 void startup_scanner(TSRMLS_D);
diff --git a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
index e7d78c40293..142cc0e371d 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_execute_API.c
@@ -1101,7 +1101,7 @@ ZEND_API int zend_eval_string(char *str, zval *retval_ptr, char *string_name TSR
 
 	original_handle_op_arrays = CG(handle_op_arrays);
 	CG(handle_op_arrays) = 0;
-	new_op_array = compile_string(&pv, string_name TSRMLS_CC);
+	new_op_array = zend_compile_string(&pv, string_name TSRMLS_CC);
 	CG(handle_op_arrays) = original_handle_op_arrays;
 
 	if (new_op_array) {
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
index 9b563ee8e29..fb2f5a1e21d 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_def.h
@@ -2766,7 +2766,7 @@ ZEND_VM_HANDLER(73, ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL, CONST|TMP|VAR|CV, ANY)
 		case ZEND_EVAL: {
 				char *eval_desc = zend_make_compiled_string_description("eval()'d code" TSRMLS_CC);
 
-				new_op_array = compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
+				new_op_array = zend_compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
 				efree(eval_desc);
 			}
 			break;
diff --git a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
index 91ebfe35646..e50e292f3c3 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_vm_execute.h
@@ -1960,7 +1960,7 @@ static int ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL_SPEC_CONST_HANDLER(ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		case ZEND_EVAL: {
 				char *eval_desc = zend_make_compiled_string_description("eval()'d code" TSRMLS_CC);
 
-				new_op_array = compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
+				new_op_array = zend_compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
 				efree(eval_desc);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -4460,7 +4460,7 @@ static int ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL_SPEC_TMP_HANDLER(ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		case ZEND_EVAL: {
 				char *eval_desc = zend_make_compiled_string_description("eval()'d code" TSRMLS_CC);
 
-				new_op_array = compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
+				new_op_array = zend_compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
 				efree(eval_desc);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -7542,7 +7542,7 @@ static int ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL_SPEC_VAR_HANDLER(ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		case ZEND_EVAL: {
 				char *eval_desc = zend_make_compiled_string_description("eval()'d code" TSRMLS_CC);
 
-				new_op_array = compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
+				new_op_array = zend_compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
 				efree(eval_desc);
 			}
 			break;
@@ -19764,7 +19764,7 @@ static int ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL_SPEC_CV_HANDLER(ZEND_OPCODE_HANDLER_ARGS)
 		case ZEND_EVAL: {
 				char *eval_desc = zend_make_compiled_string_description("eval()'d code" TSRMLS_CC);
 
-				new_op_array = compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
+				new_op_array = zend_compile_string(inc_filename, eval_desc TSRMLS_CC);
 				efree(eval_desc);
 			}
 			break;