diff --git a/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom_basic.phpt b/ext/simplexml/tests/simplexml_import_dom_basic.phpt
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+--TEST--
+simplexml_import_dom() - Basic test on invalid nodetype error
+--SKIPIF--
+<?php
+if (!extension_loaded('simplexml')) {
+    exit('Skip - SimpleXML extension not loaded');
+}
+?>
+--FILE--
+<?php
+$x = new stdClass();
+
+var_dump(simplexml_import_dom($x));
+?>
+--EXPECTF--
+Warning: simplexml_import_dom(): Invalid Nodetype to import in %s on line %d
+
+Fatal error: Arginfo / zpp mismatch during call of simplexml_import_dom() in %s on line %d