diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/LocaleTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/LocaleTest.php
index f568619573..71c5ba2da9 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/LocaleTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/LocaleTest.php
@@ -25,7 +25,10 @@ class LocaleTest extends IntlTestCase
 {
     protected function setUp()
     {
-        $this->skipIfIntlExtensionNotLoaded();
+        // This class extends from \Ļocale, so we need the extension
+        if (!Intl::isExtensionLoaded()) {
+            $this->markTestSkipped('The intl extension is not available.');
+        }
 
         Intl::setDataSource(Intl::STUB);
 
diff --git a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/Stub/StubLocaleTest.php b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/Stub/StubLocaleTest.php
index 2c60d9824b..aebd576838 100644
--- a/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/Stub/StubLocaleTest.php
+++ b/src/Symfony/Component/Locale/Tests/Stub/StubLocaleTest.php
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ class StubLocaleTest extends \PHPUnit_Framework_TestCase
     public function testGetCurrenciesData()
     {
         $currencies = StubLocale::getCurrenciesData('en');
-        $this->assertEquals('BR$', $currencies['BRL']['symbol']);
+        $this->assertEquals('R$', $currencies['BRL']['symbol']);
         $this->assertEquals('Brazilian Real', $currencies['BRL']['name']);
         $this->assertEquals(2, $currencies['BRL']['fractionDigits']);
         $this->assertEquals(0, $currencies['BRL']['roundingIncrement']);