diff --git a/src/librustc/hir/check_attr.rs b/src/librustc/hir/check_attr.rs
index 946cbb7960b..05c371113b4 100644
--- a/src/librustc/hir/check_attr.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/hir/check_attr.rs
@@ -47,27 +47,27 @@ struct CheckAttrVisitor<'a> {
 
 impl<'a> CheckAttrVisitor<'a> {
     /// Check any attribute.
-    fn check_attribute(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, target: Target) {
+    fn check_attribute(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, item: &ast::Item, target: Target) {
         if let Some(name) = attr.name() {
             match &*name.as_str() {
-                "inline" => self.check_inline(attr, target),
-                "repr" => self.check_repr(attr, target),
+                "inline" => self.check_inline(attr, item, target),
+                "repr" => self.check_repr(attr, item, target),
                 _ => (),
             }
         }
     }
 
     /// Check if an `#[inline]` is applied to a function.
-    fn check_inline(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, target: Target) {
+    fn check_inline(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, item: &ast::Item, target: Target) {
         if target != Target::Fn {
             struct_span_err!(self.sess, attr.span, E0518, "attribute should be applied to function")
-                .span_label(attr.span, "requires a function")
+                .span_label(item.span, "not a function")
                 .emit();
         }
     }
 
     /// Check if an `#[repr]` attr is valid.
-    fn check_repr(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, target: Target) {
+    fn check_repr(&self, attr: &ast::Attribute, item: &ast::Item, target: Target) {
         let words = match attr.meta_item_list() {
             Some(words) => words,
             None => {
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ impl<'a> CheckAttrVisitor<'a> {
                 _ => continue,
             };
             struct_span_err!(self.sess, attr.span, E0517, "{}", message)
-                .span_label(attr.span, format!("requires {}", label))
+                .span_label(item.span, format!("not {}", label))
                 .emit();
         }
         if conflicting_reprs > 1 {
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ impl<'a> Visitor<'a> for CheckAttrVisitor<'a> {
     fn visit_item(&mut self, item: &'a ast::Item) {
         let target = Target::from_item(item);
         for attr in &item.attrs {
-            self.check_attribute(attr, target);
+            self.check_attribute(attr, item, target);
         }
         visit::walk_item(self, item);
     }
diff --git a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
index 4cc1e83d6e3..d9f502cbdee 100644
--- a/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
+++ b/src/librustc_typeck/check/mod.rs
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ use std::mem::replace;
 use std::ops::{self, Deref};
 use syntax::abi::Abi;
 use syntax::ast;
+use syntax::attr;
 use syntax::codemap::{self, original_sp, Spanned};
 use syntax::feature_gate::{GateIssue, emit_feature_err};
 use syntax::ptr::P;
@@ -1561,12 +1562,15 @@ pub fn check_enum<'a, 'tcx>(tcx: TyCtxt<'a, 'tcx, 'tcx>,
     let def = tcx.adt_def(def_id);
     def.destructor(tcx); // force the destructor to be evaluated
 
-    if vs.is_empty() && tcx.has_attr(def_id, "repr") {
-        struct_span_err!(
-            tcx.sess, sp, E0084,
-            "unsupported representation for zero-variant enum")
-            .span_label(sp, "unsupported enum representation")
-            .emit();
+    if vs.is_empty() {
+        let attributes = tcx.get_attrs(def_id);
+        if let Some(attr) = attr::find_by_name(&attributes, "repr") {
+            struct_span_err!(
+                tcx.sess, attr.span, E0084,
+                "unsupported representation for zero-variant enum")
+                .span_label(sp, "zero-variant enum")
+                .emit();
+        }
     }
 
     let repr_type_ty = def.repr.discr_type().to_ty(tcx);
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0084.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0084.rs
index c7c5662f1fe..d19eed7124e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0084.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0084.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#[repr(i32)]
-enum Foo {}
-//~^ ERROR E0084
-//~| unsupported enum representation
+#[repr(i32)] //~ ERROR: E0084
+enum Foo {} //~ NOTE: zero-variant enum
 
 fn main() {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0517.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0517.rs
index b79cb2c44af..7feda670f52 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0517.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0517.rs
@@ -8,21 +8,17 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#[repr(C)] //~ ERROR E0517
-           //~| requires a struct, enum or union
-type Foo = u8;
+#[repr(C)] //~ ERROR: E0517
+type Foo = u8; //~ NOTE: not a struct, enum or union
 
-#[repr(packed)] //~ ERROR E0517
-                //~| requires a struct
-enum Foo2 {Bar, Baz}
+#[repr(packed)] //~ ERROR: E0517
+enum Foo2 {Bar, Baz} //~ NOTE: not a struct
 
-#[repr(u8)] //~ ERROR E0517
-            //~| requires an enum
-struct Foo3 {bar: bool, baz: bool}
+#[repr(u8)] //~ ERROR: E0517
+struct Foo3 {bar: bool, baz: bool} //~ NOTE: not an enum
 
-#[repr(C)] //~ ERROR E0517
-           //~| requires a struct, enum or union
-impl Foo3 {
+#[repr(C)] //~ ERROR: E0517
+impl Foo3 { //~ NOTE: not a struct, enum or union
 }
 
 fn main() {
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0518.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0518.rs
index f9494e0bcb5..63d40db0049 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0518.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0518.rs
@@ -8,13 +8,11 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-#[inline(always)] //~ ERROR E0518
-                  //~| requires a function
-struct Foo;
+#[inline(always)] //~ ERROR: E0518
+struct Foo;       //~ NOTE: not a function
 
-#[inline(never)] //~ ERROR E0518
-                 //~| requires a function
-impl Foo {
+#[inline(never)] //~ ERROR: E0518
+impl Foo {       //~ NOTE: not a function
 }
 
 fn main() {