diff --git a/main/streams/streams.c b/main/streams/streams.c
index 65ec69bffce14..0b3e5cc06cb9e 100644
--- a/main/streams/streams.c
+++ b/main/streams/streams.c
@@ -2211,6 +2211,7 @@ PHPAPI php_stream *_php_stream_open_wrapper_ex(const char *path, const char *mod
 			options &= ~USE_PATH;
 		}
 		if (EG(exception)) {
+			ZEND_ASSERT(resolved_path == NULL);
 			return NULL;
 		}
 	}