diff --git a/src/ext/dispatch.c b/src/ext/dispatch.c
index 903825c36ec..60c0c3b518d 100644
--- a/src/ext/dispatch.c
+++ b/src/ext/dispatch.c
@@ -115,9 +115,6 @@ static void execute_fcall(ddtrace_dispatch_t *dispatch, zend_execute_data *execu
         if (!return_value_ptr) {
             zval_dtor(&rv);
         }
-        #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70000
-        zend_vm_stack_clear_multiple(0 TSRMLS_CC);
-        #endif
     }
 
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70000
@@ -275,9 +272,8 @@ static zend_always_inline zend_bool get_wrappable_function(zend_execute_data *ex
 
 static int update_opcode_leave(zend_execute_data *execute_data) {
 #if PHP_VERSION_ID < 70000
-    if (EG(exception)) {
-        zend_vm_stack_pop();  // clear param data if FN has thrown an exception
-    }
+    zend_vm_stack_clear_multiple(0 TSRMLS_CC);
+    EX(call)--;
 #else
     EX(call) = EX(call)->prev_execute_data;
 #endif
diff --git a/src/ext/dispatch_compat_php5.c b/src/ext/dispatch_compat_php5.c
index 360b0391f7d..86b93a31dcd 100644
--- a/src/ext/dispatch_compat_php5.c
+++ b/src/ext/dispatch_compat_php5.c
@@ -51,7 +51,9 @@ static zend_always_inline void setup_fcal_name(zend_execute_data *execute_data,
     if (EX(call)->num_additional_args) {
         vm_stack_push_args(fci->param_count TSRMLS_CC);
     } else {
-        EX(function_state).arguments = zend_vm_stack_top(TSRMLS_C);
+        if (fci->param_count) {
+            EX(function_state).arguments = zend_vm_stack_top(TSRMLS_C);
+        }
         zend_vm_stack_push((void *)(zend_uintptr_t)fci->param_count TSRMLS_CC);
     }