diff -Naur a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c
--- a/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c	2025-09-17 08:43:50.792003950 +0200
+++ b/sapi/fpm/fpm/fpm_main.c	2025-09-17 08:45:02.064526110 +0200
@@ -726,6 +726,16 @@
 		}
 	}
 
+	/* INI stuff */
+	char *ini = FCGI_GETENV(request, "PHP_VALUE");
+	if (ini) {
+		int mode = ZEND_INI_PERDIR;
+		char *tmp;
+		spprintf(&tmp, 0, "%s\n", ini);
+		zend_parse_ini_string(tmp, 1, ZEND_INI_SCANNER_NORMAL, (zend_ini_parser_cb_t)fastcgi_ini_parser, &mode);
+		efree(tmp);
+	}
+
 	if (php_ini_has_per_dir_config() ||
 		(PG(user_ini_filename) && *PG(user_ini_filename))
 	) {
@@ -1356,6 +1366,7 @@
 		php_handle_auth_data(auth);
 	}
 
+#if 0
 	/* INI stuff */
 	ini = FCGI_GETENV(request, "PHP_VALUE");
 	if (ini) {
@@ -1374,6 +1385,7 @@
 		zend_parse_ini_string(tmp, 1, ZEND_INI_SCANNER_NORMAL, (zend_ini_parser_cb_t)fastcgi_ini_parser, &mode);
 		efree(tmp);
 	}
+#endif
 }
 /* }}} */