diff --git a/test/Faker/Provider/DateTimeTest.php b/test/Faker/Provider/DateTimeTest.php
index cc2fc2f1a7..dfb3f5695a 100644
--- a/test/Faker/Provider/DateTimeTest.php
+++ b/test/Faker/Provider/DateTimeTest.php
@@ -189,8 +189,8 @@ public function testDateTimeBetween($start, $end)
     {
         $date = DateTimeProvider::dateTimeBetween($start, $end);
         $this->assertInstanceOf('\DateTime', $date);
-        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual(new \DateTime($start), $date);
-        $this->assertLessThanOrEqual(new \DateTime($end), $date);
+        $this->assertGreaterThanOrEqual((new \DateTime($start))->getTimestamp(), $date->getTimestamp());
+        $this->assertLessThanOrEqual((new \DateTime($end))->getTimestamp(), $date->getTimestamp());
         $this->assertEquals(new \DateTimeZone($this->defaultTz), $date->getTimezone());
     }