diff --git a/tools/scripts/phpunit-ls b/tools/scripts/phpunit-ls
index cc617906a8fd..fef0efc1b9cf 100755
--- a/tools/scripts/phpunit-ls
+++ b/tools/scripts/phpunit-ls
@@ -9,9 +9,12 @@ if (!class_exists('PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase')) {
   // but the scanner will try to read metadata about our test-classes, and
   // that requires having the parent-classes defined.
 
+  // Note: Use eval() to prevent IDE scanners from tripping up on this.
+  eval('
   class PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase {}
   class PHPUnit_Extensions_Database_TestCase {}
   class PHPUnit_Extensions_SeleniumTestCase {}
+  \');
 }
 
 \Civi\CiUtil\Command\LsCommand::main($argv);
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