diff --git a/includes/errors.inc b/includes/errors.inc
index 1ae84bb..d18404c 100644
--- a/includes/errors.inc
+++ b/includes/errors.inc
@@ -74,7 +74,8 @@ function _drupal_error_handler_real($error_level, $message, $filename, $line, $c
     );
 
     if (variable_get('enable_backtrace', TRUE)) {
-      $error_details['@backtrace_string'] = (new \Exception())->getTraceAsString();
+      $exception = new Exception();
+      $error_details['@backtrace_string'] = $exception->getTraceAsString();
     }
 
     // We treat recoverable errors as fatal.
@@ -129,7 +130,8 @@ function _drupal_decode_exception($exception) {
   );
 
   if (variable_get('enable_backtrace', TRUE)) {
-    $error_details['@backtrace_string'] = (new \Exception())->getTraceAsString();
+    $exception = new Exception();
+    $error_details['@backtrace_string'] = $exception->getTraceAsString();
   }
 
   return $error_details;