diff --git a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
index 2f936a39b714f..5e84ae7379cfb 100644
--- a/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
+++ b/sapi/cli/php_cli.c
@@ -951,9 +951,7 @@ static int do_cli(int argc, char **argv) /* {{{ */
 		PG(during_request_startup) = 0;
 		switch (behavior) {
 		case PHP_MODE_STANDARD:
-			if (script_file) {
-				cli_register_file_handles();
-			}
+			cli_register_file_handles();
 
 			if (interactive) {
 				EG(exit_status) = cli_shell_callbacks.cli_shell_run();