diff --git a/ext/dom/dom_properties.h b/ext/dom/dom_properties.h
index ce2edaebc4bab..d6e0ae3d2297c 100644
--- a/ext/dom/dom_properties.h
+++ b/ext/dom/dom_properties.h
@@ -90,9 +90,9 @@ zend_result dom_entity_encoding_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
 zend_result dom_entity_version_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
 
 /* entity reference properties */
-int dom_entity_reference_child_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
-int dom_entity_reference_text_content_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
-int dom_entity_reference_child_nodes_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_child_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_text_content_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_child_nodes_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
 
 /* namednodemap properties */
 zend_result dom_namednodemap_length_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval);
diff --git a/ext/dom/entityreference.c b/ext/dom/entityreference.c
index 9935594453a79..c0b640d39aa60 100644
--- a/ext/dom/entityreference.c
+++ b/ext/dom/entityreference.c
@@ -80,14 +80,9 @@ xmlEntityPtr dom_entity_reference_fetch_and_sync_declaration(xmlNodePtr referenc
 	return entity;
 }
 
-int dom_entity_reference_child_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_child_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
 {
-	xmlNodePtr nodep = dom_object_get_node(obj);
-
-	if (nodep == NULL) {
-		php_dom_throw_error(INVALID_STATE_ERR, true);
-		return FAILURE;
-	}
+	DOM_PROP_NODE(xmlNodePtr, nodep, obj);
 
 	xmlEntityPtr entity = dom_entity_reference_fetch_and_sync_declaration(nodep);
 	if (entity == NULL) {
@@ -99,27 +94,17 @@ int dom_entity_reference_child_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
 	return SUCCESS;
 }
 
-int dom_entity_reference_text_content_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_text_content_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
 {
-	xmlNodePtr nodep = dom_object_get_node(obj);
-
-	if (nodep == NULL) {
-		php_dom_throw_error(INVALID_STATE_ERR, true);
-		return FAILURE;
-	}
+	DOM_PROP_NODE(xmlNodePtr, nodep, obj);
 
 	dom_entity_reference_fetch_and_sync_declaration(nodep);
 	return dom_node_text_content_read(obj, retval);
 }
 
-int dom_entity_reference_child_nodes_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
+zend_result dom_entity_reference_child_nodes_read(dom_object *obj, zval *retval)
 {
-	xmlNodePtr nodep = dom_object_get_node(obj);
-
-	if (nodep == NULL) {
-		php_dom_throw_error(INVALID_STATE_ERR, true);
-		return FAILURE;
-	}
+	DOM_PROP_NODE(xmlNodePtr, nodep, obj);
 
 	dom_entity_reference_fetch_and_sync_declaration(nodep);
 	return dom_node_child_nodes_read(obj, retval);