diff --git a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
index 320967419055..1237d1b7a42a 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit_trace.c
@@ -8479,7 +8479,7 @@ int ZEND_FASTCALL zend_jit_trace_hot_side(zend_execute_data *execute_data, uint3
 			do {
 				ex = ex->prev_execute_data;
 				n++;
-			} while (ex && zend_jit_traces[root].op_array != &ex->func->op_array);
+			} while (ex && (!ex->func || zend_jit_traces[root].op_array != &ex->func->op_array));
 			if (ex && n <= ZEND_JIT_TRACE_MAX_RET_DEPTH) {
 				ret_depth = n;
 			}