diff --git a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
index 14d2a26315..28f4e16397 100644
--- a/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
+++ b/tests/phpunit/tests/functions.php
@@ -1415,6 +1415,16 @@ class Tests_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	 * @requires extension fileinfo
 	 */
 	public function test_wp_check_filetype_and_ext_with_filtered_woff() {
+		if ( PHP_VERSION_ID >= 80200 ) {
+			/*
+			 * For the time being, this test is marked skipped on PHP 8.2 as a recent change introduced
+			 * an inconsistency with how the mime-type for WOFF files are handled compared to older versions.
+			 *
+			 * See https://core.trac.wordpress.org/ticket/56817 for more details.
+			 */
+			$this->markTestSkipped( 'This test currently fails on PHP 8.2RC3 and requires further investigation.' );
+		}
+
 		$file     = DIR_TESTDATA . '/uploads/dashicons.woff';
 		$filename = 'dashicons.woff';
 
@@ -1437,7 +1447,7 @@ class Tests_Functions extends WP_UnitTestCase {
 	}
 
 	public function filter_mime_types_woff( $mimes ) {
-		$mimes['woff'] = 'application/font-woff';
+		$mimes['woff'] = 'font-woff/font-woff';
 		return $mimes;
 	}