diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
index aa2cd0fb3d5b2..3d2ef0148a650 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.c
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@
   called, we cal __call handler.
 */
 
-ZEND_API void rebuild_object_properties_internal(zend_object *zobj) /* {{{ */
+ZEND_API HashTable *rebuild_object_properties_internal(zend_object *zobj) /* {{{ */
 {
 	if (!zobj->properties) {
 		zend_property_info *prop_info;
@@ -88,6 +88,8 @@ ZEND_API void rebuild_object_properties_internal(zend_object *zobj) /* {{{ */
 			}
 		}
 	}
+
+	return zobj->properties;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -130,7 +132,7 @@ ZEND_API HashTable *zend_std_build_object_properties_array(zend_object *zobj) /*
 ZEND_API HashTable *zend_std_get_properties(zend_object *zobj) /* {{{ */
 {
 	if (!zobj->properties) {
-		rebuild_object_properties_internal(zobj);
+		return rebuild_object_properties_internal(zobj);
 	}
 	return zobj->properties;
 }
diff --git a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.h b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.h
index 2619b34ef2f7e..730b110eccd37 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_object_handlers.h
+++ b/Zend/zend_object_handlers.h
@@ -268,12 +268,12 @@ ZEND_API zend_string *zend_std_get_class_name(const zend_object *zobj);
 ZEND_API int zend_std_compare_objects(zval *o1, zval *o2);
 ZEND_API zend_result zend_std_get_closure(zend_object *obj, zend_class_entry **ce_ptr, zend_function **fptr_ptr, zend_object **obj_ptr, bool check_only);
 /* Use zend_std_get_properties_ex() */
-ZEND_API void rebuild_object_properties_internal(zend_object *zobj);
+ZEND_API HashTable *rebuild_object_properties_internal(zend_object *zobj);
 
-static inline HashTable *zend_std_get_properties_ex(zend_object *object)
+static zend_always_inline HashTable *zend_std_get_properties_ex(zend_object *object)
 {
 	if (!object->properties) {
-		rebuild_object_properties_internal(object);
+		return rebuild_object_properties_internal(object);
 	}
 	return object->properties;
 }