diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation2.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation2.phpt
index 2ab7302ce7..bcba394385 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation2.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_seteuid() by substituting argument 1 with boolean values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation3.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation3.phpt
index 5e091a6aa7..19f19ca8e0 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation3.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_seteuid() by substituting argument 1 with emptyUnsetUndefNul
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation4.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation4.phpt
index 65291417e7..a6473284d4 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation4.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_seteuid() by substituting argument 1 with float values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation5.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation5.phpt
index 91d3a72e96..8e43e1a152 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation5.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_seteuid_variation5.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_seteuid() by substituting argument 1 with int values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation2.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation2.phpt
index 6d53b08377..b8e50bad4d 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation2.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setgid() by substituting argument 1 with boolean values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
@@ -36,4 +37,4 @@ bool(false)
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
 ===DONE===
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+	
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation3.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation3.phpt
index 7c33f36e46..6098018011 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation3.phpt
@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ Francesco Fullone ff@ideato.it
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded";
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --FILE--
 <?php
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation4.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation4.phpt
index 2bd209bd3d..faae4d4d44 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation4.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setgid() by substituting argument 1 with float values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
@@ -38,4 +39,4 @@ bool(false)
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
 ===DONE===
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+	
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation5.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation5.phpt
index 91f2bb593c..49e98ec8eb 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation5.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setgid_variation5.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setgid() by substituting argument 1 with int values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
@@ -34,4 +35,4 @@ bool(false)
 bool(false)
 bool(false)
 ===DONE===
-	
\ No newline at end of file
+	
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation2.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation2.phpt
index c8ef92827f..77505a64f7 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation2.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation2.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setuid() by substituting argument 1 with boolean values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation3.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation3.phpt
index 65e8729ccf..6113168f2f 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation3.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation3.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setuid() by substituting argument 1 with emptyUnsetUndefNull
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation4.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation4.phpt
index 1675964920..288ac0d8f1 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation4.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation4.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setuid() by substituting argument 1 with float values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com
diff --git a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation5.phpt b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation5.phpt
index e1b7c05e0e..a4ebe63395 100644
--- a/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation5.phpt
+++ b/ext/posix/tests/posix_setuid_variation5.phpt
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Test function posix_setuid() by substituting argument 1 with int values.
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php 
         if(!extension_loaded("posix")) print "skip - POSIX extension not loaded"; 
+        if(posix_geteuid() == 0) print "skip - Cannot run test as root.";
 ?>
 --CREDITS--
 Marco Fabbri mrfabbri@gmail.com