diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/binop-bitxor-str.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/binop-bitxor-str.rs
index 65e0996fa62..cfb0ac6ed3a 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/binop-bitxor-str.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/binop-bitxor-str.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// error-pattern:^ cannot be applied to type `str`
+// error-pattern:^ cannot be applied to type `istr`
 
 fn main() { let x = "a" ^ "b"; }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/minus-string.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/minus-string.rs
index e30a2dbe7df..8141c510b47 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/minus-string.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/minus-string.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,3 @@
-// error-pattern:applying unary minus to non-numeric type str
+// error-pattern:applying unary minus to non-numeric type istr
 
 fn main() { -"foo"; }