diff --git a/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go b/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
index e95e1e1938cce0..c6754a85286626 100644
--- a/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
+++ b/src/encoding/xml/xml_test.go
@@ -1065,7 +1065,7 @@ func TestIssue7113(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 
 	type D struct {
-		XMLName Name `xml:"D"`
+		XMLName Name `xml:"d"`
 	}
 
 	type A struct {
@@ -1076,7 +1076,7 @@ func TestIssue7113(t *testing.T) {
 
 	var a A
 	structSpace := "b"
-	xmlTest := `<A xmlns="` + structSpace + `"><C xmlns=""></C><D></D></A>`
+	xmlTest := `<A xmlns="` + structSpace + `"><C xmlns=""></C><d></d></A>`
 	t.Log(xmlTest)
 	err := Unmarshal([]byte(xmlTest), &a)
 	if err != nil {