diff --git a/ext/opcache/shared_alloc_mmap.c b/ext/opcache/shared_alloc_mmap.c
index d3a5916be89b3..cd6803df6481b 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/shared_alloc_mmap.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/shared_alloc_mmap.c
@@ -66,13 +66,21 @@ static void *find_prefered_mmap_base(size_t requested_size)
 		 * a segment directly preceding or following the heap is interpreted as heap memory, which
 		 * will result in an execheap violation for the JIT.
 		 * See https://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=218258. */
+		/* Also don't place the segment too close to the end of the heap, as
+		 * this can prevent it from expanding contiguously, which may confuse
+		 * some code (GH-13775). */
 		bool heap_segment = strstr(buffer, "[heap]") != NULL;
 		if (heap_segment) {
-			uintptr_t start_base = start & ~(huge_page_size - 1);
-			if (last_free_addr + requested_size >= start_base) {
-				last_free_addr = ZEND_MM_ALIGNED_SIZE_EX(end + huge_page_size, huge_page_size);
-				continue;
+			if (last_candidate != (uintptr_t)MAP_FAILED) {
+				uintptr_t start_base = start & ~(huge_page_size - 1);
+				if (last_free_addr + requested_size >= start_base) {
+					last_candidate = (uintptr_t)MAP_FAILED;
+				}
 			}
+			/* The heap is located after the text segment, so once we find it
+			 * there is no chance of finding a better candidate that is close
+			 * enough of the text segment and also far enough from the heap. */
+			break;
 		}
 		if ((uintptr_t)execute_ex >= start) {
 			/* the current segment lays before PHP .text segment or PHP .text segment itself */