diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const.phpt
deleted file mode 100644
index 018c46e4915e5..0000000000000
--- a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const.phpt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,27 +0,0 @@
---TEST--
-Lazy objects: Class constants are updated before initialization
---FILE--
-<?php
-
-class C {
-    public stdClass $a = FOO;
-}
-
-$reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
-$c = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function () { });
-
-function f() {
-    define('FOO', new stdClass);
-}
-
-f();
-
-try {
-    var_dump($c->a);
-} catch (\Error $e) {
-    printf("%s: %s\n", $e::class, $e->getMessage());
-}
-
---EXPECTF--
-object(stdClass)#%d (0) {
-}
diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const_failure.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const_failure.phpt
deleted file mode 100644
index d3f1ca0f35f5c..0000000000000
--- a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/init_ast_const_failure.phpt
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,26 +0,0 @@
---TEST--
-Lazy objects: Class constants are updated before initialization: update constant failure
---FILE--
-<?php
-
-class C {
-    public C $a = FOO;
-}
-
-$reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
-$c = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function () { });
-
-function f() {
-    define('FOO', new stdClass);
-}
-
-f();
-
-try {
-    var_dump($c->a);
-} catch (\Error $e) {
-    printf("%s: %s\n", $e::class, $e->getMessage());
-}
-
---EXPECT--
-TypeError: Cannot assign stdClass to property C::$a of type C
diff --git a/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/oss_fuzz_71407.phpt b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/oss_fuzz_71407.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..09b4febcde2c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/Zend/tests/lazy_objects/oss_fuzz_71407.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+--TEST--
+oss-fuzz #71407
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+class C {
+    public $x=x;
+}
+
+$reflector = new ReflectionClass(C::class);
+
+try {
+    $obj = $reflector->newLazyGhost(function() {});
+    clone $obj;
+} catch (Error $e) {
+    printf("%s: %s\n", $e::class, $e->getMessage());
+}
+
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+Error: Undefined constant "x"
diff --git a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
index 94be396f580f8..e6dd6144d4b5c 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_lazy_objects.c
@@ -259,6 +259,13 @@ ZEND_API zend_object *zend_object_make_lazy(zend_object *obj,
 			return NULL;
 		}
 
+		if (UNEXPECTED(!(reflection_ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED))) {
+			if (UNEXPECTED(zend_update_class_constants(reflection_ce) != SUCCESS)) {
+				ZEND_ASSERT(EG(exception));
+				return NULL;
+			}
+		}
+
 		obj = zend_objects_new(reflection_ce);
 
 		for (int i = 0; i < obj->ce->default_properties_count; i++) {
@@ -373,12 +380,7 @@ ZEND_API zend_object *zend_lazy_object_mark_as_initialized(zend_object *obj)
 
 	zend_class_entry *ce = obj->ce;
 
-	if (UNEXPECTED(!(ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED))) {
-		if (UNEXPECTED(zend_update_class_constants(ce) != SUCCESS)) {
-			ZEND_ASSERT(EG(exception));
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	ZEND_ASSERT(ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED);
 
 	zval *default_properties_table = CE_DEFAULT_PROPERTIES_TABLE(ce);
 	zval *properties_table = obj->properties_table;
@@ -568,12 +570,7 @@ ZEND_API zend_object *zend_lazy_object_init(zend_object *obj)
 
 	zend_class_entry *ce = obj->ce;
 
-	if (UNEXPECTED(!(ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED))) {
-		if (UNEXPECTED(zend_update_class_constants(ce) != SUCCESS)) {
-			ZEND_ASSERT(EG(exception));
-			return NULL;
-		}
-	}
+	ZEND_ASSERT(ce->ce_flags & ZEND_ACC_CONSTANTS_UPDATED);
 
 	if (zend_object_is_lazy_proxy(obj)) {
 		return zend_lazy_object_init_proxy(obj);