diff --git a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec.phpt b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec.phpt
index 756fc959c3c..9d2ec1dcf5f 100644
--- a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec.phpt
+++ b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec.phpt
@@ -1,7 +1,10 @@
 --TEST--
 pcntl_exec()
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php if (!getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE") || !is_executable(getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE"))) die("skip TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE not set"); ?>
+<?php 
+if (!extension_loaded("pcntl")) print "skip"; 
+if (!getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE") || !is_executable(getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE"))) die("skip TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE not set");
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 echo "ok\n";
diff --git a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_2.phpt b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_2.phpt
index d1672d2a307..02b5e22aa42 100644
--- a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_2.phpt
+++ b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_2.phpt
@@ -1,7 +1,12 @@
 --TEST--
 pcntl_exec() 2
 --SKIPIF--
-<?php if (!getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE") || !is_executable(getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE"))) die("skip TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE not set"); ?>
+<?php
+
+if (!extension_loaded("pcntl")) print "skip"; 
+if (!getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE") || !is_executable(getenv("TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE"))) die("skip TEST_PHP_EXECUTABLE not set");
+
+?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 if (getenv("PCNTL_EXEC_TEST_IS_CHILD")) {
diff --git a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_3.phpt b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_3.phpt
index 1017593b5f8..d27c1c99628 100644
--- a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_3.phpt
+++ b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_exec_3.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 --TEST--
 pcntl_exec() 3
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("pcntl")) print "skip"; ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
 var_dump(pcntl_exec());
diff --git a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_signal.phpt b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_signal.phpt
index 977f26fbcc2..3f894fa3f2e 100644
--- a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_signal.phpt
+++ b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_signal.phpt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 --TEST--
 pcntl_signal()
 --SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("pcntl")) print "skip"; ?>
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("posix")) die("skip posix extension not available"); ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_wait.phpt b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_wait.phpt
index 266bb399e5e..c304c843169 100644
--- a/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_wait.phpt
+++ b/ext/pcntl/tests/pcntl_wait.phpt
@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 --TEST--
 pcntl_wait()
 --SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("pcntl")) print "skip"; ?>
 <?php if (!extension_loaded("posix")) die("skip posix extension not available"); ?>
-<?php 
 --FILE--
 <?php
 $pid = pcntl_fork();