diff --git a/src/Generator/ClosureGenerator.php b/src/Generator/ClosureGenerator.php
index e194c13b..0091701c 100644
--- a/src/Generator/ClosureGenerator.php
+++ b/src/Generator/ClosureGenerator.php
@@ -150,19 +150,11 @@ trait ClosureGenerator
             }
             $requiredArgCount++;
         }
-        if ($requiredArgCount > 0) {
-            $expected = $requiredArgCount === count($params) ? 'exactly' : 'at least';
-            $message = $this->genCharPtr(
-                'Too few arguments to function {closure}(), %u passed and ' . $expected . ' ' . $requiredArgCount . ' expected',
-                true
-            );
-            $code .= $this->getIndent() . 'if (UNEXPECTED(php::getCallArgNum() < ' . $requiredArgCount . ')) {' . PHP_EOL;
-            $this->indentLevel++;
-            $code .= $this->getIndent() . 'php::throwExceptionEx(zend_ce_argument_count_error, 0, ' . $message . ', php::getCallArgNum());' . PHP_EOL;
-            $code .= $this->getIndent() . 'return php::null;' . PHP_EOL;
-            $this->indentLevel--;
-            $code .= $this->getIndent() . '}' . PHP_EOL;
-        }
+
+        // Use PHP's built-in macros to check whether the number of parameters is correct.
+        $maxNumArgs = count($params);
+        $hasVariadic = $maxNumArgs > 0 ? $params[$maxNumArgs - 1]->variadic : false;
+        $code .= ParamCountCheckMarco::genParamCountMacroDefinition($maxNumArgs, $requiredArgCount, $hasVariadic);
 
         foreach ($params as $i => $param) {
             if ($param->byRef) {
diff --git a/src/Generator/ParamCountCheckMarco.php b/src/Generator/ParamCountCheckMarco.php
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..562ac63e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/Generator/ParamCountCheckMarco.php
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace TypePhp\Generator;
+
+class ParamCountCheckMarco
+{
+    /**
+     * ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_NONE cannot be used here, because it hardcodes a return statement,
+     * which would result in a type mismatch.
+     */
+    private const string NONE_PARAMS_TEMPLATE = <<<EOL
+        ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START_EX(ZEND_PARSE_PARAMS_QUIET, 0, 0)
+        ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(php::throwErrorIfOccurred());
+EOL;
+
+    /**
+     * @param  int   $maxNumArgs
+     * @param  int   $minNumArgs
+     * @param  bool  $hasVariadic
+     * @return string
+     */
+    public static function genParamCountMacroDefinition(int $maxNumArgs, int $minNumArgs, bool $hasVariadic = false): string
+    {
+        if ($maxNumArgs == 0) {
+            return self::NONE_PARAMS_TEMPLATE;
+        }
+
+        return sprintf(<<<EOL
+            ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_START(%d, %d)
+            ZEND_PARSE_PARAMETERS_END_EX(php::throwErrorIfOccurred());
+EOL, $minNumArgs, ($hasVariadic ? -1 : $maxNumArgs));
+    }
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/Translator.php b/src/Translator.php
index 56c2dbba..f041bc3a 100644
--- a/src/Translator.php
+++ b/src/Translator.php
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ use TypePhp\Exception\Skip;
 use TypePhp\Exception\SyntaxError;
 use TypePhp\Generator\DefaultArgumentGenerator;
 use TypePhp\Generator\LibraryImportStubGenerator;
+use TypePhp\Generator\ParamCountCheckMarco;
 use TypePhp\Generator\Symbol;
 use TypePhp\Metadata\Constants;
 use TypePhp\Platform\PlatformFactory;
@@ -3366,11 +3367,13 @@ CODE;
         // returns with EG(exception) set. Convert back to normal Zend exception
         // propagation at the outermost wrapper.
         $cppCode = 'try {' . PHP_EOL;
-        $callParams = '';
-        if ($functionDef->argCountRequired > 0) {
-            $cppCode .= $this->genWrapperRequiredArgCountCheck($functionDef, $displayName);
-        }
 
+        // Use PHP's built-in macros to check whether the number of parameters is correct.
+        $maxNumArgs = count($functionDef->argInfoList);
+        $hasVariadic = $maxNumArgs > 0 ? $functionDef->argInfoList[$maxNumArgs - 1]->variadic : false;
+        $cppCode .= ParamCountCheckMarco::genParamCountMacroDefinition($maxNumArgs, $functionDef->argCountRequired, $hasVariadic);
+
+        $callParams = '';
         foreach ($functionDef->argInfoList as $k => $argInfo) {
             $var = 'arg_' . $argInfo->name;
             if ($argInfo->variadic) {
@@ -3498,25 +3501,6 @@ CODE;
         ], true);
     }
 
-    private function genWrapperRequiredArgCountCheck(FunctionDef $functionDef, string $displayName): string
-    {
-        $required = $functionDef->argCountRequired;
-        $expected = $required === count($functionDef->argInfoList) ? 'exactly' : 'at least';
-        $message = $this->genCharPtr(
-            'Too few arguments to function ' . $displayName . '(), %u passed and ' . $expected . ' ' . $required . ' expected',
-            true
-        );
-
-        $code = $this->getIndent() . 'if (UNEXPECTED(php::getCallArgNum() < ' . $required . ')) {' . PHP_EOL;
-        $this->indentLevel++;
-        $code .= $this->getIndent() . 'php::throwExceptionEx(zend_ce_argument_count_error, 0, ' . $message . ', php::getCallArgNum());' . PHP_EOL;
-        $code .= $this->getIndent() . 'return;' . PHP_EOL;
-        $this->indentLevel--;
-        $code .= $this->getIndent() . '}' . PHP_EOL;
-
-        return $code;
-    }
-
     protected function genMethodWrapper(ClassDef $classDef, MethodDef $methodDef): string
     {
         $name = $classDef->getNamespacedName();
diff --git a/tests/compiler/functions/args-count.phpt b/tests/compiler/functions/args-count.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..05211db5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/compiler/functions/args-count.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+--TEST--
+args count check
+--FILE--
+<?php
+declare(strict_types=1);
+function hello(string $value) {}
+
+function world(callable $callback) {
+    $callback('a');
+}
+
+function variadic(string $value, ...$results) {
+    var_dump($value, $results);
+}
+
+function main()
+{
+    try {
+        $callback = 'hello';
+        $callback();
+    } catch (ArgumentCountError $e) {
+        var_dump($e->getMessage());
+    }
+
+    try {
+        world(function(string $value, string $value1) {
+
+        });
+    } catch (ArgumentCountError $e) {
+        var_dump($e->getMessage());
+    }
+
+    try {
+        $callable = "variadic";
+        $callable();
+    } catch (ArgumentCountError $e) {
+        var_dump($e->getMessage());
+    }
+
+    $callable('1', 1, 2, 3, 4, 5);
+}
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+string(43) "hello() expects exactly 1 argument, 0 given"
+string(58) "stdClass::{closure}() expects exactly 2 arguments, 1 given"
+string(47) "variadic() expects at least 1 argument, 0 given"
+string(1) "1"
+array(5) {
+  [0]=>
+  int(1)
+  [1]=>
+  int(2)
+  [2]=>
+  int(3)
+  [3]=>
+  int(4)
+  [4]=>
+  int(5)
+}