diff --git a/ext/mbstring/tests/common.inc b/ext/mbstring/tests/common.inc
index d4d1d9a4956..e8fb411b013 100644
--- a/ext/mbstring/tests/common.inc
+++ b/ext/mbstring/tests/common.inc
@@ -40,8 +40,8 @@ $t_ary = array(
 
 class tc
 {
-	var $s1 = '日本語EUC-JPの文字列';
-	var $s2 = 'English Text';
+	public $s1 = '日本語EUC-JPの文字列';
+	public $s2 = 'English Text';
 
 	function tc() 
 	{
diff --git a/ext/mbstring/tests/mb_convert_variables.phpt b/ext/mbstring/tests/mb_convert_variables.phpt
index e25088c97dc..901726bc49a 100644
--- a/ext/mbstring/tests/mb_convert_variables.phpt
+++ b/ext/mbstring/tests/mb_convert_variables.phpt
@@ -72,9 +72,9 @@ print("{$aa[0]}{$aa[1]}{$aa[2]}\n"); // Converted to EUC-JP
 echo "== OBJECT TEST ==\n";
 class foo 
 {
-	var $s1;
-	var $s2;
-	var $s3;
+	public $s1;
+	public $s2;
+	public $s3;
 
 	function foo() 
 	{
@@ -88,9 +88,9 @@ class foo
 
 class bar 
 {
-	var $s1;
-	var $s2;
-	var $s3;
+	public $s1;
+	public $s2;
+	public $s3;
 
 	function bar() 
 	{