diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/ControllerAuthorizeTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/ControllerAuthorizeTest.php
index 80bb5c25860..4bd01273827 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/ControllerAuthorizeTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Controller/Component/Auth/ControllerAuthorizeTest.php
@@ -51,6 +51,8 @@ public function setUp() {
  * @return void
  */
 	public function testControllerTypeError() {
+		$this->skipIf(version_compare(PHP_VERSION, '7.0', '<='), 'PHP Type Error in PHP7+');
+
 		$this->auth->controller(new StdClass());
 	}