diff --git a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
index f3929cc9d..9689b4d6f 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Test/Case/Event/CakeEventManagerTest.php
@@ -235,7 +235,7 @@ class CakeEventManagerTest extends CakeTestCase {
  */
 	public function testDispatchReturnValue() {
 		$this->skipIf(
-			version_compare(PHPUnit_Runner_Version::VERSION, '3.7', '<'),
+			version_compare(PHPUnit_Runner_Version::id(), '3.7', '<'),
 			'These tests fail in PHPUnit 3.6'
 		);
 		$manager = new CakeEventManager;