diff --git a/main/main.c b/main/main.c
index 24fb55543790e..f8dd7e0897b21 100644
--- a/main/main.c
+++ b/main/main.c
@@ -703,9 +703,11 @@ static PHP_INI_MH(OnUpdateReportMemleaks)
 	bool *p = (bool *) ZEND_INI_GET_ADDR();
 	bool new_bool_value = zend_ini_parse_bool(new_value);
 
+#if ZEND_DEBUG
 	if (!new_bool_value) {
 		php_error_docref(NULL, E_DEPRECATED, "Directive 'report_memleaks' is deprecated");
 	}
+#endif
 
 	*p = new_bool_value;
 	return SUCCESS;
diff --git a/tests/basic/ini_directive_deprecated_report_memleaks.phpt b/tests/basic/ini_directive_deprecated_report_memleaks.phpt
index 961726b499e72..f0f731b647baa 100644
--- a/tests/basic/ini_directive_deprecated_report_memleaks.phpt
+++ b/tests/basic/ini_directive_deprecated_report_memleaks.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,9 @@
 --TEST--
-Deprecated INI directive report_memleaks warning
+Deprecated INI directive report_memleaks warning (debug build only)
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!ZEND_DEBUG_BUILD) die("skip requires debug build");
+?>
 --INI--
 report_memleaks=0
 --FILE--