diff --git a/examples/autoload_class.php b/examples/autoload_class.php
index c5585be2..cddcc72f 100644
--- a/examples/autoload_class.php
+++ b/examples/autoload_class.php
@@ -11,3 +11,5 @@ function main()
     $o = new CpuCoreCounter();
     var_dump($o->getCount());
 }
+
+test();
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
index 7884f069..8ef6cf45 100644
--- a/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
+++ b/src/Php/CompilerBase.php
@@ -1799,6 +1799,11 @@ class CompilerBase extends \PhpAot\Core\Translator
         return false;
     }
 
+    protected function foundStrayCode(): never
+    {
+        $this->error("All execution code must be within a function; there is no allowance for stray code.");
+    }
+
     protected function parseFuncCall(Node\Expr\FuncCall $expr, bool $silent = false): string
     {
         $call = '';
diff --git a/src/Php/Preprocessor.php b/src/Php/Preprocessor.php
index a5172481..29428ef6 100644
--- a/src/Php/Preprocessor.php
+++ b/src/Php/Preprocessor.php
@@ -105,9 +105,10 @@ class Preprocessor extends CompilerBase
                 case 'Stmt_Const':
                     $this->parseConstDef($v);
                     break;
+                case 'Stmt_Expression':
+                    $this->foundStrayCode();
                 default:
                     $this->fatalError($v, 'Unsupported statement: ' . $type);
-                    break;
             }
         }
 
@@ -142,6 +143,8 @@ class Preprocessor extends CompilerBase
                 case 'Stmt_Use':
                 case 'Stmt_Const':
                     break;
+                case 'Stmt_Expression':
+                    $this->foundStrayCode();
                 default:
                     abort($v2);
             }
@@ -174,6 +177,8 @@ class Preprocessor extends CompilerBase
                 case 'Stmt_ClassMethod':
                     $code .= $this->prepareFunction($v) . PHP_EOL;
                     break;
+                case 'Stmt_Expression':
+                    $this->foundStrayCode();
                 default:
                     abort($v);
             }
diff --git a/src/template/extension.cc.php b/src/template/extension.cc.php
index 606973a6..90b6b650 100644
--- a/src/template/extension.cc.php
+++ b/src/template/extension.cc.php
@@ -72,6 +72,9 @@ endforeach;
 static const zend_function_entry ext_functions[] = {
 <?php
 foreach ($this->functions as $functionDef):
+    if ($this->buildMode === 'ext' and $functionDef->name === 'main') {
+        continue;
+    }
 ?>
     ZEND_FE(<?=$functionDef->name?>, arginfo_<?=$functionDef->name?>)
 <?php endforeach;?>
diff --git a/tests/aot/empty-2.phpt b/tests/aot/empty-2.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..a8e5f2df
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/aot/empty-2.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,15 @@
+--TEST--
+empty 2
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$a = 0;
+$b = $a ?: 1;
+var_dump($b);
+
+$c = 3;
+$d = $c ?: 5;
+var_dump($d);
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+int(1)
+int(3)