diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index ebefacf523d..8bdc14d4e20 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -2081,9 +2081,7 @@ void zend_emit_final_return(int return_one) /* {{{ */
 static inline zend_bool zend_is_variable(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 {
 	return ast->kind == ZEND_AST_VAR || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_DIM
-		|| ast->kind == ZEND_AST_PROP || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_STATIC_PROP
-		|| ast->kind == ZEND_AST_CALL || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_METHOD_CALL
-		|| ast->kind == ZEND_AST_STATIC_CALL;
+		|| ast->kind == ZEND_AST_PROP || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_STATIC_PROP;
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -2095,6 +2093,12 @@ static inline zend_bool zend_is_call(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 }
 /* }}} */
 
+static inline zend_bool zend_is_variable_or_call(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
+{
+	return zend_is_variable(ast) || zend_is_call(ast);
+}
+/* }}} */
+
 static inline zend_bool zend_is_unticked_stmt(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 {
 	return ast->kind == ZEND_AST_STMT_LIST || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_LABEL
@@ -2109,7 +2113,7 @@ static inline zend_bool zend_can_write_to_variable(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 		ast = ast->child[0];
 	}
 
-	return zend_is_variable(ast);
+	return zend_is_variable_or_call(ast);
 }
 /* }}} */
 
@@ -2607,7 +2611,7 @@ zend_bool zend_is_assign_to_self(zend_ast *var_ast, zend_ast *expr_ast) /* {{{ *
 		return 0;
 	}
 
-	while (zend_is_variable(var_ast) && var_ast->kind != ZEND_AST_VAR) {
+	while (zend_is_variable_or_call(var_ast)) {
 		var_ast = var_ast->child[0];
 	}
 
@@ -2741,7 +2745,7 @@ void zend_compile_assign(znode *result, zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 			return;
 		case ZEND_AST_ARRAY:
 			if (zend_propagate_list_refs(var_ast)) {
-				if (!zend_is_variable(expr_ast)) {
+				if (!zend_is_variable_or_call(expr_ast)) {
 					zend_error_noreturn(E_COMPILE_ERROR,
 						"Cannot assign reference to non referencable value");
 				}
@@ -2938,7 +2942,7 @@ uint32_t zend_compile_args(zend_ast *ast, zend_function *fbc) /* {{{ */
 		}
 
 		arg_count++;
-		if (zend_is_variable(arg)) {
+		if (zend_is_variable_or_call(arg)) {
 			if (zend_is_call(arg)) {
 				zend_compile_var(&arg_node, arg, BP_VAR_R, 0);
 				if (arg_node.op_type & (IS_CONST|IS_TMP_VAR)) {
@@ -4228,7 +4232,7 @@ void zend_compile_return(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 	if (!expr_ast) {
 		expr_node.op_type = IS_CONST;
 		ZVAL_NULL(&expr_node.u.constant);
-	} else if (by_ref && zend_is_variable(expr_ast) && !zend_is_call(expr_ast)) {
+	} else if (by_ref && zend_is_variable(expr_ast)) {
 		zend_compile_var(&expr_node, expr_ast, BP_VAR_W, 1);
 	} else {
 		zend_compile_expr(&expr_node, expr_ast);
@@ -4562,8 +4566,7 @@ void zend_compile_foreach(zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 	zend_ast *key_ast = ast->child[2];
 	zend_ast *stmt_ast = ast->child[3];
 	zend_bool by_ref = value_ast->kind == ZEND_AST_REF;
-	zend_bool is_variable = zend_is_variable(expr_ast) && !zend_is_call(expr_ast)
-		&& zend_can_write_to_variable(expr_ast);
+	zend_bool is_variable = zend_is_variable(expr_ast) && zend_can_write_to_variable(expr_ast);
 
 	znode expr_node, reset_node, value_node, key_node;
 	zend_op *opline;
@@ -7409,7 +7412,7 @@ void zend_compile_yield(znode *result, zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 	}
 
 	if (value_ast) {
-		if (returns_by_ref && zend_is_variable(value_ast) && !zend_is_call(value_ast)) {
+		if (returns_by_ref && zend_is_variable(value_ast)) {
 			zend_compile_var(&value_node, value_ast, BP_VAR_W, 1);
 		} else {
 			zend_compile_expr(&value_node, value_ast);
@@ -7499,7 +7502,7 @@ void zend_compile_isset_or_empty(znode *result, zend_ast *ast) /* {{{ */
 
 	ZEND_ASSERT(ast->kind == ZEND_AST_ISSET || ast->kind == ZEND_AST_EMPTY);
 
-	if (!zend_is_variable(var_ast) || zend_is_call(var_ast)) {
+	if (!zend_is_variable(var_ast)) {
 		if (ast->kind == ZEND_AST_EMPTY) {
 			/* empty(expr) can be transformed to !expr */
 			zend_ast *not_ast = zend_ast_create_ex(ZEND_AST_UNARY_OP, ZEND_BOOL_NOT, var_ast);