diff --git a/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/Filter/FilterTest.php b/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/Filter/FilterTest.php
index 369b1a53..c66be538 100644
--- a/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/Filter/FilterTest.php
+++ b/tests/UnitTests/A_Core/Filter/FilterTest.php
@@ -191,7 +191,11 @@ class FilterTest extends PHPUnit_Smarty
      */
     public function testRegisteredPreFilterClosure()
     {
-        $this->smarty->registerFilter(Smarty::FILTER_PRE, function ($input) {
+       if (version_compare(PHP_VERSION,'5.3','<'))
+       {
+           $this->markTestSkipped('does not run for PHP 5.2');
+       }
+       $this->smarty->registerFilter(Smarty::FILTER_PRE, function ($input) {
             return '{$foo}' . $input;
         });
         $tpl = $this->smarty->createTemplate('eval:{" hello world"}');