diff --git a/ext/standard/tests/array/krsort_variation5.phpt b/ext/standard/tests/array/krsort_variation5.phpt
index 6e5a5c0363d..aa1211d2a4b 100644
--- a/ext/standard/tests/array/krsort_variation5.phpt
+++ b/ext/standard/tests/array/krsort_variation5.phpt
@@ -1,5 +1,10 @@
 --TEST--
-Test krsort() function : usage variations - sort strings  
+Test krsort() function : usage variations - sort strings
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (substr(PHP_OS, 0, 3) == 'WIN') {
+  die("skip Output tested contains chars that are not shown the same on windows concole (ESC and co)");
+}
 --FILE--
 <?php
 /* Prototype  : bool krsort ( array &$array [, int $sort_flags] )
@@ -76,8 +81,10 @@ array(11) {
   string(2) "\a"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
-  ["
"]=>
-  string(1) "
"
+  ["
+"]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
   [""]=>
@@ -104,8 +111,10 @@ array(11) {
   string(2) "\a"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
-  ["
"]=>
-  string(1) "
"
+  ["
+"]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
   [""]=>
@@ -132,8 +141,10 @@ array(11) {
   string(2) "\a"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
-  ["
"]=>
-  string(1) "
"
+  ["
+"]=>
+  string(1) "
+"
   [""]=>
   string(1) ""
   [""]=>