diff --git a/src/Peachpie.CodeAnalysis/Semantics/SemanticsBinder.cs b/src/Peachpie.CodeAnalysis/Semantics/SemanticsBinder.cs
index e0fadd9da4..24cd552d4e 100644
--- a/src/Peachpie.CodeAnalysis/Semantics/SemanticsBinder.cs
+++ b/src/Peachpie.CodeAnalysis/Semantics/SemanticsBinder.cs
@@ -386,6 +386,7 @@ BoundStatement BindUnsetStmt(AST.UnsetStmt stmt)
             {
                 return new BoundBlock(
                     stmt.VarList
+                        .WhereNotNull()
                         .Select(BindUnsetStmt)
                         .ToList()
                     );
diff --git a/tests/variables/unset_006.php b/tests/variables/unset_006.php
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4a8a74d02d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/variables/unset_006.php
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<?php
+namespace variables\unset_006;
+
+$g = 123;
+unset($g, ); // null item // https://github.com/peachpiecompiler/peachpie/issues/1146
+