diff --git a/tests/func/005a.phpt b/tests/func/005a.phpt
index a7ed5dbfddf..cf1e5713770 100644
--- a/tests/func/005a.phpt
+++ b/tests/func/005a.phpt
@@ -7,8 +7,6 @@ if (getenv("SKIP_SLOW_TESTS")) die("skip slow test");
 --FILE--
 <?php
 
-ini_set('display_errors', 0);
-
 echo "Start\n";
 
 function boo()
@@ -18,7 +16,6 @@ function boo()
 
 register_shutdown_function("boo");
 
-/* not necessary, just to show the error sooner */
 set_time_limit(1);
 
 /* infinite loop to simulate long processing */
@@ -27,6 +24,8 @@ for (;;) {}
 echo "End\n";
 
 ?>
---EXPECT--
+--EXPECTF--
 Start
+
+Fatal error: Maximum execution time of 1 second exceeded in %s on line %d
 Shutdown