diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/AssertHelperTrait.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/AssertHelperTrait.php
index 1ea613c390..62a85a4821 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/AssertHelperTrait.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/AssertHelperTrait.php
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ protected static function castSafeStrings($value) {
    *   Option failure message.
    */
   protected function expectAssertion($message = '') {
-    if (ini_get('zend.assertions') != 1) {
+    if (ini_get('zend.assertions') > 0) {
       $this->markTestSkipped(
         'Assertions are not enabled. Set zend.assertions to 1 to run this test.'
       );
diff --git a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Utility/HtmlTest.php b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Utility/HtmlTest.php
index 11e93d2777..02530b5db5 100644
--- a/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Utility/HtmlTest.php
+++ b/core/tests/Drupal/Tests/Component/Utility/HtmlTest.php
@@ -343,7 +343,7 @@ public function testTransformRootRelativeUrlsToAbsolute($html, $scheme_and_host,
    * @dataProvider providerTestTransformRootRelativeUrlsToAbsoluteAssertion
    */
   public function testTransformRootRelativeUrlsToAbsoluteAssertion($scheme_and_host) {
-    if (ini_get('zend.assertions') != 1) {
+    if (ini_get('zend.assertions') > 0) {
       $this->markTestSkipped(
         'Assertions are not enabled. Set zend.assertions to 1 to run this test.'
       );