diff --git a/pkg/job-queue/Tests/Functional/app/AppKernel.php b/pkg/job-queue/Tests/Functional/app/AppKernel.php
index 3cef602c2..61793010f 100644
--- a/pkg/job-queue/Tests/Functional/app/AppKernel.php
+++ b/pkg/job-queue/Tests/Functional/app/AppKernel.php
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 <?php
 
-Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationRegistry::registerLoader('class_exists');
+// doctrine/annotations:2 autoloads annotations and removes loader registration
+if (method_exists(\Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationRegistry::class, 'registerLoader')) {
+    \Doctrine\Common\Annotations\AnnotationRegistry::registerLoader('class_exists');
+}
 
 use Symfony\Component\Config\Loader\LoaderInterface;
 use Symfony\Component\HttpKernel\Kernel;