diff --git a/NEWS b/NEWS
index 8f3da809a18..89c461bccdf 100644
--- a/NEWS
+++ b/NEWS
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ PHP                                                                        NEWS
 - PDO:
   . Fixed memory leak of `setFetchMode()`. (SakiTakamachi)
 
+- SOAP:
+  . Fix make check being invoked in ext/soap. (Ma27)
+
 07 Nov 2024, PHP 8.3.14RC1
 
 - Cli:
diff --git a/ext/soap/tests/gh15711.phpt b/ext/soap/tests/gh15711.phpt
index a49ff280fee..b72251cc6f9 100644
--- a/ext/soap/tests/gh15711.phpt
+++ b/ext/soap/tests/gh15711.phpt
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ class TestSoapClient extends SoapClient {
     }
 }
 
-$client = new TestSoapClient('ext/soap/tests/gh15711.wsdl', ['classmap' => ['book' => 'book']]);
+$client = new TestSoapClient(__DIR__ . '/gh15711.wsdl', ['classmap' => ['book' => 'book']]);
 
 echo "--- Test with backed enum ---\n";