diff --git a/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php b/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
index e4f83323dd..5c1cc0263b 100644
--- a/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
+++ b/src/Persistence/Array_/Action.php
@@ -251,9 +251,16 @@ public function order(array $fields)
      *
      * @return $this
      */
-    public function limit(int $limit = null, int $offset = 0)
+    public function limit(?int $limit, int $offset = 0)
     {
-        $this->generator = new \LimitIterator($this->generator, $offset, $limit ?? -1);
+        // LimitIterator with circular reference is not GCed in PHP 7.4 - ???, see
+        // https://github.com/php/php-src/issues/7958
+        if (\PHP_MAJOR_VERSION < 20) { // TODO update condition once fixed in php-src
+            $data = array_slice($this->getRows(), $offset, $limit, true);
+            $this->generator = new \ArrayIterator($data);
+        } else {
+            $this->generator = new \LimitIterator($this->generator, $offset, $limit ?? -1);
+        }
 
         return $this;
     }