diff --git a/.github/workflows/phpcs.yml b/.github/workflows/phpcs.yml
index e078a040ebe..420390adadc 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/phpcs.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/phpcs.yml
@@ -45,4 +45,4 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: PHPCodeSniffer
         run: php vendor/bin/phpcs -s --report=full --standard=${{ matrix.rules.path }}
-        continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rules.path != '.phpcs.xml.dist' }}
+        continue-on-error: ${{ matrix.rules.path == '.phpcs.ecg.xml.dist' }}
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Helper/Image.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
index 0809ccd6eac..3939a00d2a6 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Helper/Image.php
@@ -266,9 +266,10 @@ public function constrainOnly($flag)
      */
     public function backgroundColor($colorRGB)
     {
+        $args = func_get_args();
         // assume that 3 params were given instead of array
         if (!is_array($colorRGB)) {
-            $colorRGB = func_get_args();
+            $colorRGB = $args;
         }
         $this->_getModel()->setBackgroundColor($colorRGB);
         return $this;
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Abstract.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Abstract.php
index f33b14a031e..3d9baa02ea9 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Abstract.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Abstract.php
@@ -513,9 +513,9 @@ public function unsetChild($alias)
      */
     public function unsetCallChild($alias, $callback, $result, $params)
     {
+        $args = func_get_args();
         $child = $this->getChild($alias);
         if ($child) {
-            $args = func_get_args();
             $alias = array_shift($args);
             $callback = array_shift($args);
             $result = (string)array_shift($args);
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Template/Facade.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Template/Facade.php
index 764f03903ca..6437feb2013 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Template/Facade.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Core/Block/Template/Facade.php
@@ -61,8 +61,9 @@ public function setDataByKeyFromRegistry($key, $registryKey)
      */
     public function ifEquals($conditionKeys)
     {
+        $args = func_get_args();
         if (!is_array($conditionKeys)) {
-            $conditionKeys = func_get_args();
+            $conditionKeys = $args;
         }
 
         // evaluate conditions (equality)
diff --git a/app/code/core/Mage/Oauth/Model/Consumer/Validator/KeyLength.php b/app/code/core/Mage/Oauth/Model/Consumer/Validator/KeyLength.php
index 7a76430e5de..ac4a2f9b13e 100644
--- a/app/code/core/Mage/Oauth/Model/Consumer/Validator/KeyLength.php
+++ b/app/code/core/Mage/Oauth/Model/Consumer/Validator/KeyLength.php
@@ -35,8 +35,9 @@ class Mage_Oauth_Model_Consumer_Validator_KeyLength extends Zend_Validate_String
      */
     public function __construct($options = [])
     {
+        $args = func_get_args();
         if (!is_array($options)) {
-            $options     = func_get_args();
+            $options = $args;
             if (!isset($options[1])) {
                 $options[1] = 'utf-8';
             }