diff --git a/hphp/runtime/base/array/array_iterator.cpp b/hphp/runtime/base/array/array_iterator.cpp
index bf895fc5d..60d614367 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/base/array/array_iterator.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/base/array/array_iterator.cpp
@@ -274,21 +274,21 @@ Variant ArrayIter::second() {
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != mp->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      return mp->iter_value(m_pos);
+      return tvAsCVarRef(mp->iter_value(m_pos));
     }
     case Collection::StableMapType: {
       c_StableMap* smp = getStableMap();
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != smp->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      return smp->iter_value(m_pos);
+      return tvAsCVarRef(smp->iter_value(m_pos));
     }
     case Collection::SetType: {
       c_Set* st = getSet();
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != st->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      return st->iter_value(m_pos);
+      return tvAsCVarRef(st->iter_value(m_pos));
     }
     case Collection::PairType: {
       return tvAsCVarRef(getPair()->at(m_pos));
@@ -315,7 +315,7 @@ void ArrayIter::secondHelper(Variant& v) {
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != mp->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      v = mp->iter_value(m_pos);
+      v = tvAsCVarRef(mp->iter_value(m_pos));
       break;
     }
     case Collection::StableMapType: {
@@ -323,7 +323,7 @@ void ArrayIter::secondHelper(Variant& v) {
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != smp->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      v = smp->iter_value(m_pos);
+      v = tvAsCVarRef(smp->iter_value(m_pos));
       break;
     }
     case Collection::SetType: {
@@ -331,7 +331,7 @@ void ArrayIter::secondHelper(Variant& v) {
       if (UNLIKELY(m_version != st->getVersion())) {
         throw_collection_modified();
       }
-      v = st->iter_value(m_pos);
+      v = tvAsCVarRef(st->iter_value(m_pos));
       break;
     }
     case Collection::PairType: {
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.cpp b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.cpp
index cbb10e3da..0e4feac9a 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.cpp
+++ b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.cpp
@@ -1915,10 +1915,10 @@ Variant c_Map::iter_key(ssize_t pos) const {
   return (int64_t)p->ikey;
 }
 
-Variant c_Map::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
+TypedValue* c_Map::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
   assert(pos);
   Bucket* p = reinterpret_cast<Bucket*>(pos);
-  return tvAsCVarRef(&p->data);
+  return &p->data;
 }
 
 void c_Map::throwBadKeyType() {
@@ -2105,7 +2105,7 @@ Variant c_MapIterator::t_current() {
   if (!m_pos) {
     throw_iterator_not_valid();
   }
-  return mp->iter_value(m_pos);
+  return tvAsCVarRef(mp->iter_value(m_pos));
 }
 
 Variant c_MapIterator::t_key() {
@@ -3011,10 +3011,10 @@ Variant c_StableMap::iter_key(ssize_t pos) const {
   return (int64_t)p->ikey;
 }
 
-Variant c_StableMap::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
+TypedValue* c_StableMap::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
   assert(pos);
   Bucket* p = reinterpret_cast<Bucket*>(pos);
-  return tvAsCVarRef(&p->data);
+  return &p->data;
 }
 
 struct StableMapKeyAccessor {
@@ -3386,7 +3386,7 @@ Variant c_StableMapIterator::t_current() {
   if (!m_pos) {
     throw_iterator_not_valid();
   }
-  return smp->iter_value(m_pos);
+  return tvAsCVarRef(smp->iter_value(m_pos));
 }
 
 Variant c_StableMapIterator::t_key() {
@@ -4060,10 +4060,10 @@ ssize_t c_Set::iter_prev(ssize_t pos) const {
   return 0;
 }
 
-Variant c_Set::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
+const TypedValue* c_Set::iter_value(ssize_t pos) const {
   assert(pos);
   Bucket* p = reinterpret_cast<Bucket*>(pos);
-  return tvAsCVarRef(&p->data);
+  return &p->data;
 }
 
 void c_Set::throwBadValueType() {
@@ -4185,7 +4185,7 @@ Variant c_SetIterator::t_current() {
   if (!m_pos) {
     throw_iterator_not_valid();
   }
-  return st->iter_value(m_pos);
+  return tvAsCVarRef(st->iter_value(m_pos));
 }
 
 Variant c_SetIterator::t_key() {
diff --git a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.h b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.h
index d7c5f7394..dfbf8920d 100644
--- a/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.h
+++ b/hphp/runtime/ext/ext_collections.h
@@ -472,7 +472,7 @@ class c_Map : public ExtObjectDataFlags<ObjectData::MapAttrInit|
   ssize_t iter_next(ssize_t prev) const;
   ssize_t iter_prev(ssize_t prev) const;
   Variant iter_key(ssize_t pos) const;
-  Variant iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
+  TypedValue* iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
 
   static void throwBadKeyType() ATTRIBUTE_COLD ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ class c_StableMap : public ExtObjectDataFlags<ObjectData::StableMapAttrInit|
   ssize_t iter_next(ssize_t prev) const;
   ssize_t iter_prev(ssize_t prev) const;
   Variant iter_key(ssize_t pos) const;
-  Variant iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
+  TypedValue* iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
 
   static void throwBadKeyType() ATTRIBUTE_COLD ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;
 
@@ -956,7 +956,7 @@ class c_Set : public ExtObjectDataFlags<ObjectData::SetAttrInit|
   ssize_t iter_begin() const;
   ssize_t iter_next(ssize_t prev) const;
   ssize_t iter_prev(ssize_t prev) const;
-  Variant iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
+  const TypedValue* iter_value(ssize_t pos) const;
 
   static void throwBadValueType() ATTRIBUTE_COLD ATTRIBUTE_NORETURN;