diff --git a/ext/standard/dl.c b/ext/standard/dl.c
index e4b668139a4..ed1412a919f 100644
--- a/ext/standard/dl.c
+++ b/ext/standard/dl.c
@@ -85,7 +85,9 @@ PHP_FUNCTION(dl)
 	}
 
 	php_dl(filename, MODULE_TEMPORARY, return_value, 0 TSRMLS_CC);
-	EG(full_tables_cleanup) = 1;
+	if (Z_LVAL_P(return_value) == 1) {
+		EG(full_tables_cleanup) = 1;
+	}
 }
 /* }}} */