diff --git a/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php b/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
index f3442a70a44..7d7d67cb774 100644
--- a/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
+++ b/src/Framework/MockObject/Generator.php
@@ -593,9 +593,7 @@ private function getObject($code, $className, $type = '', $callOriginalConstruct
     {
         $this->evalClass($code, $className);
 
-        if ($callOriginalConstructor &&
-            \is_string($type) &&
-            !\interface_exists($type, $callAutoload)) {
+        if ($callOriginalConstructor) {
             if (\count($arguments) === 0) {
                 $object = new $className;
             } else {
diff --git a/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/GeneratorTest.php b/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/GeneratorTest.php
index 51d1ebe42d4..e5609efa033 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/GeneratorTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Framework/MockObject/GeneratorTest.php
@@ -220,6 +220,12 @@ public function testMockingOfThrowable(): void
         $this->assertInstanceOf(MockObject::class, $stub);
     }
 
+    public function testMockingOfThrowableConstructorArguments(): void
+    {
+        $mock = $this->generator->getMock(Throwable::class, null, ['It works']);
+        $this->assertSame('It works', $mock->getMessage());
+    }
+
     public function testVariadicArgumentsArePassedToOriginalMethod()
     {
         /** @var ClassWithVariadicArgumentMethod|MockObject $mock */