diff --git a/testsuite/recursive-escape-c.sh b/testsuite/recursive-escape-c.sh
index cea9c06..95d007b 100644
--- a/testsuite/recursive-escape-c.sh
+++ b/testsuite/recursive-escape-c.sh
@@ -26,22 +26,20 @@ export LC_ALL=C
 printf "%s\n" a a a a a a >in1 || framework_failure_

 # input program
-# (NOTE: every two-backslashes in the here-doc result
-#  in one backslash in the file)
-cat<<EOF>prog1 || framework_failure_
-1s/./\\cA/
-2s/./\\cB/
-3s/./\\c[/
-4s/./\\c]/
+cat << \EOF > prog1 || framework_failure_
+1s/./\cA/
+2s/./\cB/
+3s/./\c[/
+4s/./\c]/

 # '\c' at end-of-buffer, a backslash is pushed up
 # on level of interpretation, and the '.' match is replaced
 # with one backslash.
-5s/./\\c/
+5s/./\c/

 # This would return incorrect results before 4.3,
 # producing both \034 and another backslash.
-6s/./\\c\\\\/
+6s/./\c\\/
 EOF

 # expected output:
@@ -63,7 +61,7 @@ fi
 #
 # Test invalid usage
 #
-cat<<EOF>exp-err || framework_failure_
+cat << \EOF > exp-err || framework_failure_
 sed: -e expression #1, char 10: recursive escaping after \c not allowed
 EOF

@@ -72,4 +70,3 @@ returns_ 1 sed '1s/./\c\d/' in1 2>err || fail=1
 compare_ exp-err err || fail=1

 Exit $fail
-EOF