diff --git a/tests/unit/bitops.tcl b/tests/unit/bitops.tcl
index f8a5cbe18..a280721f0 100644
--- a/tests/unit/bitops.tcl
+++ b/tests/unit/bitops.tcl
@@ -238,7 +238,7 @@ start_server {tags {"bitops"}} {
         r set a "abcdefg"
         r bitop lshift x a 8
         r get x
-    } "\x00abcdefg"
+    } "\000abcdefg"
 
     test {BITOP lshift char} {
         r set a "\xAA"