diff --git a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
index 5c43c6004807f..531db004b3ba6 100644
--- a/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
+++ b/ext/reflection/php_reflection.c
@@ -5222,8 +5222,7 @@ void reflection_class_new_lazy(INTERNAL_FUNCTION_PARAMETERS,
 		obj = NULL;
 	}
 
-	zend_long accepted_flags = ZEND_LAZY_OBJECT_USER_MASK;
-	if (options & ~accepted_flags) {
+	if (options & ~ZEND_LAZY_OBJECT_USER_MASK) {
 		uint32_t arg_num = 2 + is_reset;
 		zend_argument_error(reflection_exception_ptr, arg_num,
 				"contains invalid flags");