diff --git a/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_load_test.go b/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_load_test.go
index 3b8a4b2ba..31f7360c1 100644
--- a/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_load_test.go
+++ b/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_load_test.go
@@ -119,6 +119,7 @@ func ExampleLoadContent_UTF8BOM() {
 	content[0] = 0xEF
 	content[1] = 0xBB
 	content[2] = 0xBF
+	content = append(content, jsonContent...)
 
 	j, _ := gjson.LoadContent(content)
 
diff --git a/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_new_test.go b/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_new_test.go
index 65ae2d7ab..95e8cd459 100644
--- a/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_new_test.go
+++ b/encoding/gjson/gjson_z_example_new_test.go
@@ -77,6 +77,7 @@ func ExampleNewWithOptions_UTF8BOM() {
 	content[0] = 0xEF
 	content[1] = 0xBB
 	content[2] = 0xBF
+	content = append(content, jsonContent...)
 
 	j := gjson.NewWithOptions(content, gjson.Options{
 		Tags: "tag",