diff --git a/Examples/test-suite/allowexcept.i b/Examples/test-suite/allowexcept.i
index 14b19b33d..37b01cd75 100644
--- a/Examples/test-suite/allowexcept.i
+++ b/Examples/test-suite/allowexcept.i
@@ -26,14 +26,26 @@ UVW Bar::static_member_variable;
 struct XYZ {
 };
 
+// The operator& trick doesn't work for SWIG/PHP because the generated code
+// takes the address of the variable in the code in the "vinit" section.
+#ifdef SWIGPHP
 %{
 struct XYZ {
   void foo() {}
 private:
   XYZ& operator=(const XYZ& other); // prevent assignment used in normally generated set method
-  XYZ* operator&(); // prevent dereferencing used in normally generated  get method
 };
 %}
+#else
+%{
+struct XYZ {
+  void foo() {}
+private:
+  XYZ& operator=(const XYZ& other); // prevent assignment used in normally generated set method
+  XYZ* operator&(); // prevent dereferencing used in normally generated get method
+};
+%}
+#endif
 #if defined(SWIGUTL)
 %exception {
   /*