diff --git a/test/javax/print/PrintSEUmlauts/PrintSEUmlauts.java b/test/javax/print/PrintSEUmlauts/PrintSEUmlauts.java
index f87549747b277d826cface2cba3b632881a5737e..962ef5e8bc09ef6d23637fe7479ff63b47361567 100644
--- a/test/javax/print/PrintSEUmlauts/PrintSEUmlauts.java
+++ b/test/javax/print/PrintSEUmlauts/PrintSEUmlauts.java
@@ -107,14 +107,14 @@ public class PrintSEUmlauts implements Printable {
                 System.err.println("printing content");
                 System.err.println(content);
             }
-            throw new RuntimeException("Expected <e4> to represent 'ä' but not found!");
+            throw new RuntimeException("Expected <e4> to represent '\u00e4' but not found!");
         }
         System.err.println("SUCCESS");
     }
 
     public int print(Graphics g, PageFormat pf, int pg) {
        if (pg > 0) return NO_SUCH_PAGE;
-       g.drawString("ä", 100, 100);
+       g.drawString("\u00e4", 100, 100);
        return PAGE_EXISTS;
    }
 }