diff --git a/src/Spout/Common/Helper/GlobalFunctionsHelper.php b/src/Spout/Common/Helper/GlobalFunctionsHelper.php
index 0b5f6f1..db33c57 100644
--- a/src/Spout/Common/Helper/GlobalFunctionsHelper.php
+++ b/src/Spout/Common/Helper/GlobalFunctionsHelper.php
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ class GlobalFunctionsHelper
         // To fix that, simply disable the escape character.
         // @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43225
         // @see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180
-        $escapeCharacter = "\0";
+        $escapeCharacter = PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70400 ? '' : "\0";
 
         return fgetcsv($handle, $length, $delimiter, $enclosure, $escapeCharacter);
     }
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ class GlobalFunctionsHelper
         // To fix that, simply disable the escape character.
         // @see https://bugs.php.net/bug.php?id=43225
         // @see http://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4180
-        $escapeCharacter = "\0";
+        $escapeCharacter = PHP_VERSION_ID >= 70400 ? '' : "\0";
 
         return fputcsv($handle, $fields, $delimiter, $enclosure, $escapeCharacter);
     }