diff --git a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit.c b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit.c
index 0c6ab6c5cbc8c..cc22e7375a8c1 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/jit/zend_jit.c
@@ -2576,7 +2576,34 @@ static int zend_jit(const zend_op_array *op_array, zend_ssa *ssa, const zend_op
 					}
 					/* THROW and EXIT may be used in the middle of BB */
 					/* don't generate code for the rest of BB */
-					i = end;
+
+					/* Skip current opline for call_level computation
+					 * Don't include last opline because end of loop already checks call level of last opline */
+					i++;
+					for (; i < end; i++) {
+						opline = op_array->opcodes + i;
+						switch (opline->opcode) {
+							case ZEND_INIT_FCALL:
+							case ZEND_INIT_FCALL_BY_NAME:
+							case ZEND_INIT_NS_FCALL_BY_NAME:
+							case ZEND_INIT_METHOD_CALL:
+							case ZEND_INIT_DYNAMIC_CALL:
+							case ZEND_INIT_STATIC_METHOD_CALL:
+							case ZEND_INIT_PARENT_PROPERTY_HOOK_CALL:
+							case ZEND_INIT_USER_CALL:
+							case ZEND_NEW:
+								call_level++;
+								break;
+							case ZEND_DO_FCALL:
+							case ZEND_DO_ICALL:
+							case ZEND_DO_UCALL:
+							case ZEND_DO_FCALL_BY_NAME:
+							case ZEND_CALLABLE_CONVERT:
+								call_level--;
+								break;
+						}
+					}
+					opline = op_array->opcodes + i;
 					break;
 				/* stackless execution */
 				case ZEND_INCLUDE_OR_EVAL:
diff --git a/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16879.phpt b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16879.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..7a17fd34135b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/opcache/tests/jit/gh16879.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-16879 (JIT dead code skipping does not update call_level)
+--EXTENSIONS--
+opcache
+--INI--
+opcache.enable=1
+opcache.enable_cli=1
+opcache.file_update_protection=0
+opcache.jit_buffer_size=32M
+opcache.jit=1235
+opcache.jit_hot_func=1
+--FILE--
+<?php
+match(0){};
+var_dump(new stdClass);
+var_dump(3);
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Fatal error: Uncaught UnhandledMatchError: Unhandled match case 0 in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line %d