diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/014.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/014.phpt
index a180bea75651b..8ed641c1d684e 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/014.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/014.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 mysqli autocommit/commit/rollback 
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
+	require_once('skipif.inc');
 	include "connect.inc";
 	$link = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $passwd);
 	$result = mysqli_query($link, "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'have_innodb'");
@@ -13,8 +14,6 @@ mysqli autocommit/commit/rollback
 		printf ("skip innodb support is not installed or enabled.");
 	}
 ?>
---SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	include "connect.inc";
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/015.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/015.phpt
index 26eb4383c9ebd..7620f3c4358d4 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/015.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/015.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 mysqli autocommit/commit/rollback with myisam 
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php	
+	require_once('skipif.inc');
 	include "connect.inc";
 	$link = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $passwd);
 	$result = mysqli_query($link, "SHOW VARIABLES LIKE 'have_innodb'");
@@ -13,8 +14,6 @@ mysqli autocommit/commit/rollback with myisam
 		printf ("skip innodb support not installed.");
 	}
 ?>
---SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	include "connect.inc";
diff --git a/ext/mysqli/tests/045.phpt b/ext/mysqli/tests/045.phpt
index 2f9490c282c73..dd491a69774eb 100644
--- a/ext/mysqli/tests/045.phpt
+++ b/ext/mysqli/tests/045.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 mysqli_bind_result (SHOW)
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php	
+	require_once('skipif.inc');
+	require_once('skipifemb.inc'); 
+
 	include "connect.inc";
 	$link = mysqli_connect($host, $user, $passwd);
 
@@ -15,9 +18,6 @@ mysqli_bind_result (SHOW)
 	$stmt->close();
 	mysqli_close($link);
 ?>
---SKIPIF--
-<?php require_once('skipif.inc'); ?>
-<?php require_once('skipifemb.inc'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 	include "connect.inc";