diff --git a/Zend/tests/pipe_operator/call_prefer_by_ref.phpt b/Zend/tests/pipe_operator/call_prefer_by_ref.phpt
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+--TEST--
+Pipe operator accepts prefer-by-reference functions.
+--FILE--
+<?php
+
+$a = ['hello', 'world'];
+
+try {
+    $r = $a |> array_multisort(...);
+    var_dump($r);
+} catch (\Error $e) {
+  print $e->getMessage() . PHP_EOL;
+}
+
+?>
+--EXPECT--
+bool(true)