diff --git a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
index c3b524cfdfb..efc3ed3eb0b 100644
--- a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
+++ b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.c
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@
  * CREATE SCHEMA testlibpq3;
  * SET search_path = testlibpq3;
  * CREATE TABLE test1 (i int4, t text, b bytea);
- * INSERT INTO test1 values (1, 'joe''s place', '\\000\\001\\002\\003\\004');
- * INSERT INTO test1 values (2, 'ho there', '\\004\\003\\002\\001\\000');
+ * INSERT INTO test1 values (1, 'joe''s place', '\000\001\002\003\004');
+ * INSERT INTO test1 values (2, 'ho there', '\004\003\002\001\000');
  *
  * The expected output is:
  *
diff --git a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.sql b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.sql
index 22133065099..35a95ca347b 100644
--- a/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.sql
+++ b/src/test/examples/testlibpq3.sql
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE SCHEMA testlibpq3;
 SET search_path = testlibpq3;
+SET standard_conforming_strings = ON;
 CREATE TABLE test1 (i int4, t text, b bytea);
-INSERT INTO test1 values (1, 'joe''s place', '\\000\\001\\002\\003\\004');
-INSERT INTO test1 values (2, 'ho there', '\\004\\003\\002\\001\\000');
+INSERT INTO test1 values (1, 'joe''s place', '\000\001\002\003\004');
+INSERT INTO test1 values (2, 'ho there', '\004\003\002\001\000');