diff --git a/src/test/regress/expected/plpgsql.out b/src/test/regress/expected/plpgsql.out
index bfa47eb3ca9..3fdf71cc21c 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/expected/plpgsql.out
+++ b/src/test/regress/expected/plpgsql.out
@@ -2790,8 +2790,8 @@ DROP FUNCTION nonsimple_expr_test();
 create function recurse(float8) returns float8 as
 $$
 begin
-  if ($1 < 10) then
-    return sql_recurse($1 + 1);
+  if ($1 > 0) then
+    return sql_recurse($1 - 1);
   else
     return $1;
   end if;
@@ -2800,10 +2800,10 @@ $$ language plpgsql;
 -- "limit" is to prevent this from being inlined
 create function sql_recurse(float8) returns float8 as
 $$ select recurse($1) limit 1; $$ language sql;
-select recurse(0);
+select recurse(5);
  recurse 
 ---------
-      10
+       0
 (1 row)
 
 create function error1(text) returns text language sql as
diff --git a/src/test/regress/sql/plpgsql.sql b/src/test/regress/sql/plpgsql.sql
index 11227ec5b73..9a602c35753 100644
--- a/src/test/regress/sql/plpgsql.sql
+++ b/src/test/regress/sql/plpgsql.sql
@@ -2345,8 +2345,8 @@ DROP FUNCTION nonsimple_expr_test();
 create function recurse(float8) returns float8 as
 $$
 begin
-  if ($1 < 10) then
-    return sql_recurse($1 + 1);
+  if ($1 > 0) then
+    return sql_recurse($1 - 1);
   else
     return $1;
   end if;
@@ -2357,7 +2357,7 @@ $$ language plpgsql;
 create function sql_recurse(float8) returns float8 as
 $$ select recurse($1) limit 1; $$ language sql;
 
-select recurse(0);
+select recurse(5);
 
 create function error1(text) returns text language sql as
 $$ SELECT relname::text FROM pg_class c WHERE c.oid = $1::regclass $$;