diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
index 73a2fd4..7dc0199 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/BrowserTestBase.php
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 use Behat\Mink\Session;
 use Drupal\Component\Serialization\Json;
 use Drupal\Core\Database\Database;
+use Drupal\Core\Installer\Exception\InstallerException;
 use Drupal\Core\Test\FunctionalTestSetupTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\Test\TestSetupTrait;
 use Drupal\Core\Utility\Error;
@@ -395,7 +396,18 @@ protected function setUp() {
 
     // Install Drupal test site.
     $this->prepareEnvironment();
-    $this->installDrupal();
+
+    try {
+      $this->installDrupal();
+    }
+    catch (InstallerException $e) {
+      // Rethrow if it's not a PHP version error.
+      if (version_compare(phpversion(), DRUPAL_MINIMUM_PHP) >= 0) {
+        throw $e;
+      }
+
+      $this->markTestSkipped($e->getMessage());
+    }
 
     // Setup Mink.
     $this->initMink();