diff --git a/test/classes/ConfigTest.php b/test/classes/ConfigTest.php
index e85e3345d6..3b2a67c83f 100644
--- a/test/classes/ConfigTest.php
+++ b/test/classes/ConfigTest.php
@@ -853,7 +853,7 @@ class ConfigTest extends PmaTestCase
 
         //if the above assertion is false then applying further assertions
         if (!($perms === false) && ($perms & 2)) {
-            $this->assertFalse($this->permTestObj->get('PMA_IS_WINDOWS') == 0);
+            $this->assertNotSame(0, $this->permTestObj->get('PMA_IS_WINDOWS'));
         }
     }