diff --git a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/OracleDictionary.java b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/OracleDictionary.java
index d0ec4054b..f915aa340 100644
--- a/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/OracleDictionary.java
+++ b/openjpa-jdbc/src/main/java/org/apache/openjpa/jdbc/sql/OracleDictionary.java
@@ -168,6 +168,7 @@ public class OracleDictionary
         super.setBatchLimit(defaultBatchLimit);
         selectWordSet.add("WITH");
         reportsSuccessNoInfoOnBatchUpdates = true;
+        requiresSearchStringEscapeForLike = false;
     }
 
     public void endConfiguration() {