diff --git a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
index 46e0354c..49366cfd 100644
--- a/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
+++ b/expat/tests/misc_tests.c
@@ -332,14 +332,15 @@ START_TEST(test_misc_deny_internal_entity_closing_doctype_issue_317) {
                                "<!ENTITY % e ']><d/>'>\n"
                                "\n"
                                "%e;";
-  const char *const inputTwo = "<!DOCTYPE d [\n"
-                               "<!ENTITY % e1 ']><d/>'><!ENTITY % e2 '&e1;'>\n"
-                               "\n"
-                               "%e2;";
+  const char *const inputTwo
+      = "<!DOCTYPE d [\n"
+        "<!ENTITY % e1 ']><d/>'><!ENTITY % e2 '&#37;e1;'>\n"
+        "\n"
+        "%e2;";
   const char *const inputThree = "<!DOCTYPE d [\n"
                                  "<!ENTITY % e ']><d'>\n"
                                  "\n"
-                                 "%e;";
+                                 "%e;/>";
   const char *const inputIssue317 = "<!DOCTYPE doc [\n"
                                     "<!ENTITY % foo ']>\n"
                                     "<doc>Hell<oc (#PCDATA)*>'>\n"