diff --git a/tests/Serializer/EntitySerializerTest.php b/tests/Serializer/EntitySerializerTest.php
index fad93329..e9b4ea75 100644
--- a/tests/Serializer/EntitySerializerTest.php
+++ b/tests/Serializer/EntitySerializerTest.php
@@ -120,7 +120,8 @@ public function testDenormalize(mixed $normalized): void
         // Set value of this nullable value to ensure that a special condition is triggered in the EntityDenormalizer.
         $normalized->nullable = null;
         /** @var MockEntity $object */
-        $object = static::$serializer->denormalize($normalized, MockEntity::class);
+        $mockEntity = new MockEntity();
+        $object = static::$serializer->denormalize($normalized, $mockEntity::class);
         $this->assertTrue(true === $object->isBool());
         $this->assertTrue(2 === $object->getInt());
         $this->assertTrue(0 === $object->getZero());