diff --git a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
index a2d964c15070..70f3d8313638 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/ZendAccelerator.c
@@ -2715,7 +2715,7 @@ ZEND_RINIT_FUNCTION(zend_accelerator)
 				zend_reset_cache_vars();
 				zend_accel_hash_clean(&ZCSG(hash));
 
-				if (ZCG(accel_directives).interned_strings_buffer) {
+				if (ZCSG(interned_strings).saved_top) {
 					accel_interned_strings_restore_state();
 				}
 
diff --git a/ext/opcache/zend_accelerator_module.c b/ext/opcache/zend_accelerator_module.c
index ffa09aaf9e67..2fb7e775bb34 100644
--- a/ext/opcache/zend_accelerator_module.c
+++ b/ext/opcache/zend_accelerator_module.c
@@ -93,6 +93,11 @@ static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateMemoryConsumption)
 
 static ZEND_INI_MH(OnUpdateInternedStringsBuffer)
 {
+	if (accel_startup_ok) {
+		zend_accel_error(ACCEL_LOG_WARNING, "opcache.interned_strings_buffer cannot be changed when OPcache is already set up.");
+		return FAILURE;
+	}
+
 	zend_long *p = (zend_long *) ZEND_INI_GET_ADDR();
 	zend_long size = zend_ini_parse_quantity_warn(new_value, entry->name);
 
diff --git a/sapi/fpm/tests/gh23288-opcache-interned-strings-buffer-pool.phpt b/sapi/fpm/tests/gh23288-opcache-interned-strings-buffer-pool.phpt
new file mode 100644
index 000000000000..8f48b3a8c209
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sapi/fpm/tests/gh23288-opcache-interned-strings-buffer-pool.phpt
@@ -0,0 +1,50 @@
+--TEST--
+FPM: GH-23288 - opcache.interned_strings_buffer overridden per pool must not crash on restart
+--EXTENSIONS--
+opcache
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php include "skipif.inc"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+require_once "tester.inc";
+
+$cfg = <<<EOT
+[global]
+error_log = {{FILE:LOG}}
+[unconfined]
+listen = {{ADDR}}
+pm = static
+pm.max_children = 1
+php_admin_value[opcache.interned_strings_buffer] = 8
+EOT;
+
+$code = <<<EOT
+<?php
+opcache_reset();
+opcache_reset();
+echo "ok";
+EOT;
+
+$opcache = ini_get('extension_dir') . DIRECTORY_SEPARATOR . 'opcache.' . PHP_SHLIB_SUFFIX;
+$extraArgs = is_file($opcache) ? ['-dzend_extension=' . $opcache] : [];
+
+$tester = new FPM\Tester($cfg, $code);
+$tester->start($extraArgs, iniEntries: ['opcache.interned_strings_buffer' => '0']);
+$tester->expectLogStartNotices();
+$tester->request()->expectBody('ok');
+$tester->request()->expectBody('ok');
+$tester->request()->expectBody('ok');
+$tester->terminate();
+$tester->expectLogTerminatingNotices();
+$tester->close();
+
+?>
+Done
+--EXPECT--
+Done
+--CLEAN--
+<?php
+require_once "tester.inc";
+FPM\Tester::clean();
+?>