diff --git a/ext/twig/twig.c b/ext/twig/twig.c
index 0e5a0efb4..26b1fe6eb 100644
--- a/ext/twig/twig.c
+++ b/ext/twig/twig.c
@@ -698,7 +698,7 @@ static int twig_add_property_to_class(void *pDest APPLY_TSRMLS_DC, int num_args,
 	zend_property_info *pptr = (zend_property_info *) pDest;
 	APPLY_TSRMLS_FETCH();
 
-	if (!(pptr->flags & ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC)) {
+	if (!(pptr->flags & ZEND_ACC_PUBLIC) || (pptr->flags & ZEND_ACC_STATIC)) {
 		return 0;
 	}