diff --git a/ext/phar/tests/031.phpt b/ext/phar/tests/031.phpt
index f3faa93d8e0..952ba72a403 100755
--- a/ext/phar/tests/031.phpt
+++ b/ext/phar/tests/031.phpt
@@ -28,4 +28,4 @@ __halt_compiler();
 --EXPECTF--
 string(25) "<?php echo new new class;"
 
-Parse error: syntax error, unexpected T_NEW, expecting T_STRING or T_VARIABLE or '$' in phar://%sphar_oo_test.phar.php/a.php on line %d
+Parse error: %s error%sexpecting%s in phar://%sphar_oo_test.phar.php/a.php on line %d