diff --git a/lexer/smarty_internal_templatelexer.plex b/lexer/smarty_internal_templatelexer.plex
index bd9b7a94..56b7b8db 100644
--- a/lexer/smarty_internal_templatelexer.plex
+++ b/lexer/smarty_internal_templatelexer.plex
@@ -328,7 +328,6 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Templatelexer
      phpstart {
        $obj = new Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Php();
        $obj->parsePhp($this);
-       $this->token = Smarty_Internal_Templateparser::TP_PHP;
      }
      ldel literal rdel {
        if ($this->smarty->auto_literal && isset($this->value[$this->ldel_length]) ? strpos(" \n\t\r", $this->value[$this->ldel_length]) !== false : false) {
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_php.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_php.php
index 0a3a29c1..15cf5182 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_php.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_compile_private_php.php
@@ -101,6 +101,7 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Php extends Smarty_Internal_CompileBase
      */
     public function parsePhp($lex)
     {
+        $lex->token = Smarty_Internal_Templateparser::TP_PHP;
         $close = 0;
         $lex->taglineno = $lex->line;
         $closeTag = '?>';
diff --git a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatelexer.php b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatelexer.php
index 9b0ade35..8fb21ab2 100644
--- a/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatelexer.php
+++ b/libs/sysplugins/smarty_internal_templatelexer.php
@@ -340,7 +340,6 @@ class Smarty_Internal_Templatelexer
 
         $obj = new Smarty_Internal_Compile_Private_Php();
         $obj->parsePhp($this);
-        $this->token = Smarty_Internal_Templateparser::TP_PHP;
     }
 
     function yy_r1_15()