diff --git a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
index 25a1c821ac52..fe1c743d51c8 100644
--- a/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
+++ b/pkgs/top-level/php-packages.nix
@@ -372,7 +372,7 @@ lib.makeScope pkgs.newScope (self: with self; {
             "--enable-dom"
           ];
           # Add a PHP lower version bound constraint to avoid applying the patch on older PHP versions.
-          patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder php.version "8.2.14" && lib.versionAtLeast php.version "8.1") [
+          patches = lib.optionals (lib.versionOlder php.version "8.2.14" && lib.versionAtLeast php.version "8.1.27") [
             # Fix tests with libxml 2.12
             # Part of 8.3.1RC1+, 8.2.14RC1+
             (fetchpatch {