diff --git a/js/tests/ecma_2/RegExp/octal-001.js b/js/tests/ecma_2/RegExp/octal-001.js
index 208bc8f4d4c8..3c9d209399c4 100644
--- a/js/tests/ecma_2/RegExp/octal-001.js
+++ b/js/tests/ecma_2/RegExp/octal-001.js
@@ -36,8 +36,8 @@
         "/.\\1/",
         "HI!" + String.fromCharCode(1),
         "HI!+ String.fromCharCode(1)",
-        1,
-        ["!1"] );
+        2,
+        ["!\1"] );
 
 // backreference
     AddRegExpCases( /(.)\041/, "/(.)\\041/", "HI!", "HI!", 1, ["I!", "I"] );