diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_directory.h b/ext/spl/spl_directory.h
index d04ce3f9b33..58dd3a8d236 100755
--- a/ext/spl/spl_directory.h
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_directory.h
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ static inline spl_filesystem_object* spl_filesystem_iterator_to_object(spl_files
 
 #define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_DROP_NEW_LINE      0x00000001 /* drop new lines */
 #define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_READ_AHEAD         0x00000002 /* read on rewind/next */
-#define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_SKIP_EMPTY         0x00000006 /* skip empty lines */
+#define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_SKIP_EMPTY         0x00000004 /* skip empty lines */
 #define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_READ_CSV           0x00000008 /* read via fgetcsv */
 #define SPL_FILE_OBJECT_MASK               0x0000000F /* read via fgetcsv */