diff --git a/tests/ext/remote_config/rc_process_tags.phpt b/tests/ext/remote_config/rc_process_tags.phpt
index 3fcc880d88..07e2cf2171 100644
--- a/tests/ext/remote_config/rc_process_tags.phpt
+++ b/tests/ext/remote_config/rc_process_tags.phpt
@@ -2,6 +2,9 @@
 Test remote config request payload
 --SKIPIF--
 <?php include __DIR__ . '/../includes/skipif_no_dev_env.inc'; ?>
+<?php
+if (PHP_VERSION_ID < 70400) die("skip: Before PHP 7.4, the skip-task would cause the sidecar to fetch the info already.");
+?>
 --ENV--
 DD_AGENT_HOST=request-replayer
 DD_TRACE_AGENT_PORT=80