diff --git a/src/bin/psql/describe.c b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
index 37ca88a8e26..fe98270acd1 100644
--- a/src/bin/psql/describe.c
+++ b/src/bin/psql/describe.c
@@ -2917,7 +2917,7 @@ describeOneTableDetails(const char *schemaname,
 					printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "    ");
 
 					/* statistics object name (qualified with namespace) */
-					appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "\"%s\".\"%s\"",
+					appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "\"%s.%s\"",
 									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 2),
 									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 3));
 
@@ -3012,7 +3012,7 @@ describeOneTableDetails(const char *schemaname,
 					printfPQExpBuffer(&buf, "    ");
 
 					/* statistics object name (qualified with namespace) */
-					appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "\"%s\".\"%s\" (",
+					appendPQExpBuffer(&buf, "\"%s.%s\" (",
 									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 2),
 									  PQgetvalue(result, i, 3));
 
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table_like.out b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table_like.out
index 4dc5e6aa5fb..e410266d71f 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/create_table_like.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/create_table_like.out
@@ -416,8 +416,8 @@ Indexes:
 Check constraints:
     "ctlt1_a_check" CHECK (length(a) > 2)
 Statistics objects:
-    "public"."ctlt_all_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM ctlt_all
-    "public"."ctlt_all_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM ctlt_all
+    "public.ctlt_all_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM ctlt_all
+    "public.ctlt_all_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM ctlt_all
 
 SELECT c.relname, objsubid, description FROM pg_description, pg_index i, pg_class c WHERE classoid = 'pg_class'::regclass AND objoid = i.indexrelid AND c.oid = i.indexrelid AND i.indrelid = 'ctlt_all'::regclass ORDER BY c.relname, objsubid;
     relname     | objsubid | description 
@@ -456,8 +456,8 @@ Indexes:
 Check constraints:
     "ctlt1_a_check" CHECK (length(a) > 2)
 Statistics objects:
-    "public"."pg_attrdef_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM public.pg_attrdef
-    "public"."pg_attrdef_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM public.pg_attrdef
+    "public.pg_attrdef_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM public.pg_attrdef
+    "public.pg_attrdef_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM public.pg_attrdef
 
 DROP TABLE public.pg_attrdef;
 -- Check that LIKE isn't confused when new table masks the old, either
@@ -478,8 +478,8 @@ Indexes:
 Check constraints:
     "ctlt1_a_check" CHECK (length(a) > 2)
 Statistics objects:
-    "ctl_schema"."ctlt1_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM ctlt1
-    "ctl_schema"."ctlt1_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM ctlt1
+    "ctl_schema.ctlt1_a_b_stat" ON a, b FROM ctlt1
+    "ctl_schema.ctlt1_expr_stat" ON ((a || b)) FROM ctlt1
 
 ROLLBACK;
 DROP TABLE ctlt1, ctlt2, ctlt3, ctlt4, ctlt12_storage, ctlt12_comments, ctlt1_inh, ctlt13_inh, ctlt13_like, ctlt_all, ctla, ctlb CASCADE;
diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
index fa9fa9c8f0f..45992943fda 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/stats_ext.out
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ ALTER TABLE ab1 DROP COLUMN a;
  b      | integer |           |          | 
  c      | integer |           |          | 
 Statistics objects:
-    "public"."ab1_b_c_stats" ON b, c FROM ab1
+    "public.ab1_b_c_stats" ON b, c FROM ab1
 
 -- Ensure statistics are dropped when table is
 SELECT stxname FROM pg_statistic_ext WHERE stxname LIKE 'ab1%';
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ ALTER STATISTICS ab1_a_b_stats SET STATISTICS 0;
  a      | integer |           |          | 
  b      | integer |           |          | 
 Statistics objects:
-    "public"."ab1_a_b_stats" ON a, b FROM ab1; STATISTICS 0
+    "public.ab1_a_b_stats" ON a, b FROM ab1; STATISTICS 0
 
 ANALYZE ab1;
 SELECT stxname, stxdndistinct, stxddependencies, stxdmcv
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ ALTER STATISTICS ab1_a_b_stats SET STATISTICS -1;
  a      | integer |           |          |         | plain   |              | 
  b      | integer |           |          |         | plain   |              | 
 Statistics objects:
-    "public"."ab1_a_b_stats" ON a, b FROM ab1
+    "public.ab1_a_b_stats" ON a, b FROM ab1
 
 -- partial analyze doesn't build stats either
 ANALYZE ab1 (a);