diff --git a/contrib/pageinspect/expected/page.out b/contrib/pageinspect/expected/page.out
index 3bdc37bbf5..80ddb45a60 100644
--- a/contrib/pageinspect/expected/page.out
+++ b/contrib/pageinspect/expected/page.out
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION pageinspect;
-CREATE TABLE test1 (a int, b int);
+-- Use a temp table so that effects of VACUUM are predictable
+CREATE TEMP TABLE test1 (a int, b int);
 INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (16777217, 131584);
 VACUUM (DISABLE_PAGE_SKIPPING) test1;  -- set up FSM
 -- The page contents can vary, so just test that it can be read
diff --git a/contrib/pageinspect/sql/page.sql b/contrib/pageinspect/sql/page.sql
index b5c41cc8ac..5bff568d3b 100644
--- a/contrib/pageinspect/sql/page.sql
+++ b/contrib/pageinspect/sql/page.sql
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 CREATE EXTENSION pageinspect;
 
-CREATE TABLE test1 (a int, b int);
+-- Use a temp table so that effects of VACUUM are predictable
+CREATE TEMP TABLE test1 (a int, b int);
 INSERT INTO test1 VALUES (16777217, 131584);
 
 VACUUM (DISABLE_PAGE_SKIPPING) test1;  -- set up FSM