diff --git a/ext/zlib/tests/gzcompress_basic1.phpt b/ext/zlib/tests/gzcompress_basic1.phpt
index ec5f554153dab..b5ad22341ed74 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/tests/gzcompress_basic1.phpt
+++ b/ext/zlib/tests/gzcompress_basic1.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Test gzcompress() function : basic functionality
 --EXTENSIONS--
 zlib
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (getenv('TRAVIS')) die('skip Currently fails on Travis'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /*
diff --git a/ext/zlib/tests/gzdeflate_basic1.phpt b/ext/zlib/tests/gzdeflate_basic1.phpt
index 8c58dfa8ec075..73eb9af3a4b73 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/tests/gzdeflate_basic1.phpt
+++ b/ext/zlib/tests/gzdeflate_basic1.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Test gzdeflate() function : basic functionality
 --EXTENSIONS--
 zlib
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (getenv('TRAVIS')) die('skip Currently fails on Travis'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /*
diff --git a/ext/zlib/tests/gzencode_basic1.phpt b/ext/zlib/tests/gzencode_basic1.phpt
index ecb42e98d6874..346c5b4aa8362 100644
--- a/ext/zlib/tests/gzencode_basic1.phpt
+++ b/ext/zlib/tests/gzencode_basic1.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 Test gzencode() function : basic functionality
 --EXTENSIONS--
 zlib
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (getenv('TRAVIS')) die('skip Currently fails on Travis'); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /*