diff --git a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
index 5d7949308a303..b919501c0dd25 100644
--- a/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
+++ b/ext/spl/spl_fixedarray.c
@@ -239,10 +239,14 @@ static HashTable* spl_fixedarray_object_get_properties_for(zend_object *obj, zen
 	zval *const elements = intern->array.elements;
 	HashTable *ht = zend_new_array(size);
 
-	for (zend_long i = 0; i < size; i++) {
-		Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(&elements[i]);
-		zend_hash_next_index_insert(ht, &elements[i]);
+	/* The array elements are not *real properties*. */
+	if (purpose != ZEND_PROP_PURPOSE_GET_OBJECT_VARS) {
+		for (zend_long i = 0; i < size; i++) {
+			Z_TRY_ADDREF_P(&elements[i]);
+			zend_hash_next_index_insert(ht, &elements[i]);
+		}
 	}
+
 	if (source_properties && zend_hash_num_elements(source_properties) > 0) {
 		zend_long nkey;
 		zend_string *skey;
diff --git a/ext/spl/tests/gh17198.phpt b/ext/spl/tests/gh17198.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..8bc652d49ef4a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/ext/spl/tests/gh17198.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+--TEST--
+GH-17198 (SplFixedArray assertion failure with get_object_vars)
+--FILE--
+<?php
+#[AllowDynamicProperties]
+class MySplFixedArray extends SplFixedArray {
+}
+$array = new MySplFixedArray(2);
+$array->{0} = [];
+var_dump(get_object_vars($array));
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+array(1) {
+  [0]=>
+  array(0) {
+  }
+}