diff --git a/ext/standard/array.c b/ext/standard/array.c
index de889154edd4..640d832dd1d2 100644
--- a/ext/standard/array.c
+++ b/ext/standard/array.c
@@ -6477,8 +6477,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(array_filter)
 	}
 
 	if (zend_hash_num_elements(Z_ARRVAL_P(array)) == 0) {
-		RETVAL_EMPTY_ARRAY();
-		return;
+		RETURN_EMPTY_ARRAY();
 	}
 	array_init(return_value);