diff --git a/src/Metadata/Parser/Annotation/DocBlock.php b/src/Metadata/Parser/Annotation/DocBlock.php
index 0d6036960f2..486cf638d8b 100644
--- a/src/Metadata/Parser/Annotation/DocBlock.php
+++ b/src/Metadata/Parser/Annotation/DocBlock.php
@@ -130,8 +130,8 @@ public function requirements(): array
             '__FILE' => realpath($this->fileName),
         ];
 
-        // Split docblock into lines and rewind offset to start of docblock
-        $lines = preg_split('/\r\n|\r|\n/', $this->docComment);
+        // Trim docblock markers, split it into lines and rewind offset to start of docblock
+        $lines = preg_replace(['#^/\*{2}#', '#\*/$#'], '', preg_split('/\r\n|\r|\n/', $this->docComment));
         $offset -= count($lines);
 
         foreach ($lines as $line) {
diff --git a/tests/_files/Metadata/Annotation/tests/RequiresPhpTest.php b/tests/_files/Metadata/Annotation/tests/RequiresPhpTest.php
index 39190bce6f2..da54ec38248 100644
--- a/tests/_files/Metadata/Annotation/tests/RequiresPhpTest.php
+++ b/tests/_files/Metadata/Annotation/tests/RequiresPhpTest.php
@@ -22,4 +22,9 @@ final class RequiresPhpTest extends TestCase
     public function testOne(): void
     {
     }
+
+    /** @requires PHP < 9.0.0 */
+    public function testTwo(): void
+    {
+    }
 }
diff --git a/tests/unit/Metadata/Parser/AnnotationParserTest.php b/tests/unit/Metadata/Parser/AnnotationParserTest.php
index 1df83cea1bf..c8e8e0f2126 100644
--- a/tests/unit/Metadata/Parser/AnnotationParserTest.php
+++ b/tests/unit/Metadata/Parser/AnnotationParserTest.php
@@ -587,9 +587,17 @@ public function test_Parses_requiresOperatingSystemFamily_annotation_on_method()
         $this->assertSame('Linux', $metadata->asArray()[0]->operatingSystemFamily());
     }
 
-    public function test_Parses_requiresPhp_annotation_on_method(): void
+    public function provideRequiresPhpTestMethods(): array
     {
-        $metadata = (new AnnotationParser)->forMethod(RequiresPhpTest::class, 'testOne')->isRequiresPhp();
+        return [['testOne'], ['testTwo']];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @dataProvider provideRequiresPhpTestMethods
+     */
+    public function test_Parses_requiresPhp_annotation_on_method(string $method): void
+    {
+        $metadata = (new AnnotationParser)->forMethod(RequiresPhpTest::class, $method)->isRequiresPhp();
 
         $this->assertCount(1, $metadata);