diff --git a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
index a2797587..22fcde4f 100644
--- a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
+++ b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
@@ -3076,13 +3076,14 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
         if ($expr->if === null) {
             return $this->parseValueSelection($expr, $expr->cond, $expr->else, self::OP_NOT_EMPTY);
         }
+        $cond = $this->parseExpr($expr->cond);
         $if = $this->parseExpr($expr->if);
         $else = $this->parseExpr($expr->else);
         if ($this->detectTypeOfExpr($expr->if) !== $this->detectTypeOfExpr($expr->else)) {
             $if = 'php::Var(' . $if . ')';
             $else = 'php::Var(' . $else . ')';
         }
-        return '(' . $this->parseExpr($expr->cond) . ') ? (' . $if . ') : (' . $else . ')';
+        return '(' . $cond . ') ? (' . $if . ') : (' . $else . ')';
     }
 
     protected function parseMatch(Expr\Match_ $expr): string
diff --git a/tests/aot/functions/preg_match.phpt b/tests/aot/functions/preg_match.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..b8e73463
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aot/functions/preg_match.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+--TEST--
+compact
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function main()
+{
+    preg_match('/(foo)(bar)(baz)/', 'foobarbaz', $matches, PREG_OFFSET_CAPTURE);
+    var_dump($matches);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(4) {
+  [0]=>
+  array(2) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(9) "foobarbaz"
+    [1]=>
+    int(0)
+  }
+  [1]=>
+  array(2) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(3) "foo"
+    [1]=>
+    int(0)
+  }
+  [2]=>
+  array(2) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(3) "bar"
+    [1]=>
+    int(3)
+  }
+  [3]=>
+  array(2) {
+    [0]=>
+    string(3) "baz"
+    [1]=>
+    int(6)
+  }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/aot/ref/ref-new-var.phpt b/tests/aot/ref/ref-new-var.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..485acc22
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aot/ref/ref-new-var.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+--TEST--
+object link operator
+--FILE--
+<?php
+function main()
+{
+    $name = 'foo_123()';
+    $prefix = preg_match('/^([a-z_]+_)/i', $name, $m) ? $m[1] : 'other';
+    var_dump($prefix);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(4) "foo_"
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