diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/lex-unknown-str-escape.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/lex-unknown-str-escape.rs
index f7809b02b0b..9a59c422711 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/lex-unknown-str-escape.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/lex-unknown-str-escape.rs
@@ -9,5 +9,5 @@
 // except according to those terms.
 
 static s: &'static str =
-    "\●" //~ ERROR: unknown string escape
+    "\●" //~ ERROR: unknown character escape
 ;