diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-alt.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-alt.rs
index c91274be2a7..cc25c8d580b 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-alt.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-alt.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // xfail-stage0
 // xfail-stage1
 // xfail-stage2
-// error-pattern: Unexpected token 'x'
+// error-pattern: expecting
 
 fn main() {
   let int x = 5;
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-name.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-name.rs
index f015ef9981a..94de7958376 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-name.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-name.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 // xfail-stage1
 // xfail-stage2
 
-// error-pattern: malformed name
+// error-pattern: expecting
 
 fn main() {
   let x.y[int].z foo;