diff --git a/modules/extension/xsd/xsd-core/src/test/java/org/geotools/xsd/FacetTest.java b/modules/extension/xsd/xsd-core/src/test/java/org/geotools/xsd/FacetTest.java
index 57ff59c2a02..e876a2d43bf 100644
--- a/modules/extension/xsd/xsd-core/src/test/java/org/geotools/xsd/FacetTest.java
+++ b/modules/extension/xsd/xsd-core/src/test/java/org/geotools/xsd/FacetTest.java
@@ -90,10 +90,10 @@ public void testCDATAWhitespace() throws Exception {
 
         Assert.assertEquals(
                 """
-                 this is a\s
-                 normal string\s
-                 with some whitespace and\s
-                 some new lines""",
+                 \sthis is a\s
+                 \snormal string\s
+                 \swith some whitespace and\s
+                 \ssome new lines""",
                 s);
     }
 }