diff --git a/lib/phpunit/classes/constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions.php b/lib/phpunit/classes/constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions.php
index 9407b7a2b91..44dda06ce92 100644
--- a/lib/phpunit/classes/constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions.php
+++ b/lib/phpunit/classes/constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions.php
@@ -39,6 +39,19 @@ class phpunit_constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions extends PHPUnit\Framewo
      */
     protected $keys = array();
 
+    /**
+     * @var mixed $value Need to keep it here because it became private for PHPUnit 7.x and up
+     */
+    protected $capturedvalue;
+
+    /**
+     * Override constructor to capture value
+     */
+    public function __construct($value, float $delta = 0.0, int $maxDepth = 10, bool $canonicalize = false, bool $ignoreCase = false) {
+        parent::__construct($value, $delta, $maxDepth, $canonicalize, $ignoreCase);
+        $this->capturedvalue = $value;
+    }
+
     /**
      * Add an exception for the named key to use a different comparison
      * method. Any assertion provided by PHPUnit\Framework\Assert is
@@ -69,13 +82,13 @@ class phpunit_constraint_object_is_equal_with_exceptions extends PHPUnit\Framewo
      */
     public function evaluate($other, $description = '', $shouldreturnesult = false) {
         foreach ($this->keys as $key => $comparison) {
-            if (isset($other->$key) || isset($this->value->$key)) {
+            if (isset($other->$key) || isset($this->capturedvalue->$key)) {
                 // One of the keys is present, therefore run the comparison.
-                PHPUnit\Framework\Assert::$comparison($this->value->$key, $other->$key);
+                PHPUnit\Framework\Assert::$comparison($this->capturedvalue->$key, $other->$key);
 
                 // Unset the keys, otherwise the standard evaluation will take place.
                 unset($other->$key);
-                unset($this->value->$key);
+                unset($this->capturedvalue->$key);
             }
         }