diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/foreach_by_reference.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/foreach_by_reference.phpt
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+--TEST--
+SimpleXml: foreach by reference
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php if (!extension_loaded("simplexml")) print "skip"; ?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$xml = <<<XML
+<people>
+  <person>Lucy</person>
+  <person>Mikasa</person>
+</people>
+XML;
+
+$people = simplexml_load_string($xml);
+
+foreach ($people as &$person) {}
+
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Fatal error: Uncaught Error: An iterator cannot be used with foreach by reference in %s:%d
+Stack trace:
+#0 {main}
+  thrown in %s on line %d