diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
index 7ce9920fbcb..96ce7e011d7 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/KernelTests/Core/Image/ToolkitGdTest.php
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ class ToolkitGdTest extends KernelTestBase {
     // Systems using non-bundled GD2 don't have imagerotate. Test if available.
     // @todo Remove the version check once
     //   https://www.drupal.org/project/drupal/issues/2670966 is resolved.
-    if (function_exists('imagerotate') && (version_compare(phpversion(), '7.0.26') <= 0)) {
+    if (function_exists('imagerotate') && (version_compare(phpversion(), '7.0.26') < 0)) {
       $operations += [
         'rotate_5' => [
           'function' => 'rotate',