diff --git a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
index cfe73743f..de892f6be 100644
--- a/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
+++ b/lib/Cake/Error/ErrorHandler.php
@@ -204,7 +204,9 @@ class ErrorHandler {
  * @return bool true if error was handled
  */
 	public static function handleError($code, $description, $file = null, $line = null, $context = null) {
-		if (error_reporting() === 0) {
+		//PHP8 migration guide: https://www.php.net/manual/en/migration80.incompatible.php
+		//See: @ operator
+		if (!(error_reporting() & $code)) {
 			return false;
 		}
 		list($error, $log) = static::mapErrorCode($code);