diff --git a/ext/standard/dir.c b/ext/standard/dir.c
index 2eb9d853eeb1..918b92fab456 100644
--- a/ext/standard/dir.c
+++ b/ext/standard/dir.c
@@ -476,8 +476,7 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(glob)
 #ifdef PHP_GLOB_NOMATCH
 no_results:
 #endif
-		array_init(return_value);
-		return;
+		RETURN_EMPTY_ARRAY();
 	}
 
 	array_init(return_value);