diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation13-win32.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation13-win32.phpt
index 2cd9dbdd949..8e86d27a2d9 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation13-win32.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/file/rename_variation13-win32.phpt
@@ -36,6 +36,9 @@ $names_arr = array(
 
 );
 
+/* disable notice so we don't get the array to string conversion notice for "$name" where $name = array() */
+error_reporting(E_ALL ^ E_NOTICE);
+
 echo "*** Testing rename() with obscure files ***\n";
 $file_path = dirname(__FILE__)."/renameVar13";
 $aFile = $file_path.'/afile.tmp';