diff --git a/test/built-ins/RegExp/regexp-modifiers/add-multiline.js b/test/built-ins/RegExp/regexp-modifiers/add-multiline.js
index 8845fb9d0d..fabedffaca 100644
--- a/test/built-ins/RegExp/regexp-modifiers/add-multiline.js
+++ b/test/built-ins/RegExp/regexp-modifiers/add-multiline.js
@@ -45,13 +45,13 @@ assert(re3.test("es\ns"), "$ should match newline in modified group");
 var re4 = new RegExp("(?m-:es$)");
 assert(re4.test("es\ns"), "$ should match newline in modified group");
 
-var re5 = /^a(?m:^b$)c$/;
+var re5 = /^a\n(?m:^b$)\nc$/;
 assert(re5.test("a\nb\nc"), "^ and $ should match newline in modified group");
 assert(!re5.test("\na\nb\nc"), "^ should not match newline outside modified group");
 assert(!re5.test("a\nb\nc\n"), "$ should not match newline outside modified group");
 assert(!re5.test("\na\nb\nc\n"), "^ and $ should not match newline outside modified group");
 
-var re6 = new RegExp("^a(?m:^b$)c$");
+var re6 = new RegExp("^a\\n(?m:^b$)\\nc$");
 assert(re6.test("a\nb\nc"), "^ and $ should match newline in modified group");
 assert(!re6.test("\na\nb\nc"), "^ should not match newline outside modified group");
 assert(!re6.test("a\nb\nc\n"), "$ should not match newline outside modified group");