diff --git a/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c b/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
index fa9d8330fe605..1b90a48446acc 100644
--- a/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
+++ b/ext/odbc/php_odbc.c
@@ -168,7 +168,13 @@ static void _close_odbc_conn(zend_resource *rsrc)
 		SQLFreeEnv(conn->henv);
 	}
 	efree(conn);
-	ODBCG(num_links)--;
+	/* See https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/12974 why we need to check the if */
+#ifdef ZTS
+	if (odbc_module_entry.module_started)
+#endif
+	{
+		ODBCG(num_links)--;
+	}
 }
 /* }}} */
 
diff --git a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
index f3c4471837d28..0f2fef3052beb 100644
--- a/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
+++ b/ext/pgsql/pgsql.c
@@ -314,8 +314,14 @@ static void _close_pgsql_plink(zend_resource *rsrc)
 		PQclear(res);
 	}
 	PQfinish(link);
-	PGG(num_persistent)--;
-	PGG(num_links)--;
+	/* See https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/12974 why we need to check the if */
+#ifdef ZTS
+	if (pgsql_module_entry.module_started)
+#endif
+	{
+		PGG(num_persistent)--;
+		PGG(num_links)--;
+	}
 	rsrc->ptr = NULL;
 }