diff --git a/test/rsa_test.c b/test/rsa_test.c
index 88c2f6d25d..2d9f6aa3a3 100644
--- a/test/rsa_test.c
+++ b/test/rsa_test.c
@@ -484,7 +484,7 @@ static int test_EVP_rsa_legacy_key(void)
     0x85, 0x20, 0x4f, 0x35, 0x02, 0xfa, 0xda, 0x14, 0x77, 0xfa, 0x08, 0x34,
     0x60, 0xc7, 0x93, 0x72, 0xdc, 0xc4, 0x18, 0x70, 0xc1 };
 
-    memset(msgbuf, 0xdeadbeef, 64);
+    memset(msgbuf, 0xef, 64);
 
     ret = (TEST_ptr((p = BN_bin2bn(p_data, sizeof(p_data), NULL)))
            && TEST_ptr((q = BN_bin2bn(q_data, sizeof(q_data), NULL)))