diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 16ee8ebb05b..8995c9e5ab8 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 
 - Opcache:
   . Fix inverted bailout value in zend_runtime_jit() (Max Kellermann).
+  . Fix access to uninitialized variable in accel_preload(). (nielsdos)
 
 - TSRM:
   . Fixed Windows shmget() wrt. IPC_PRIVATE. (Tyson Andre)
diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
index e5d7f650045..99bb33573f3 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
@@ -4444,6 +4444,8 @@ static int accel_preload(const char *config, bool in_child)
 
 		if (PG(auto_globals_jit)) {
 			ping_auto_globals_mask = zend_accel_get_auto_globals();
+		} else {
+			ping_auto_globals_mask = 0;
 		}
 
 		if (EG(zend_constants)) {