diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch-2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch-2.rs
index bef18cc666a..6ea0300cf1e 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch-2.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 fn main() {
     match () {
-        [()] => { } //~ ERROR mismatched type: expected `()` but found a vector pattern
+        [()] => { } //~ ERROR mismatched types: expected `()` but found a vector pattern
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch.rs
index 1f6822cfd2c..85ed8761ee9 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-mismatch.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 fn main() {
     match ~"foo" {
-        ['f', 'o', .._] => { } //~ ERROR mismatched type: expected `~str` but found a vector pattern
+        ['f', 'o', .._] => { } //~ ERROR mismatched types: expected `~str` but found a vector pattern
         _ => { }
     }
 }