diff --git a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
index 43d67bfa729..a4dfc945e33 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_borrowck/src/diagnostics/region_errors.rs
@@ -341,7 +341,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> MirBorrowckCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
     /// Report an error because the universal region `fr` was required to outlive
     /// `outlived_fr` but it is not known to do so. For example:
     ///
-    /// ```compile_fail,E0312
+    /// ```ignore(compile_fail,E0312)
     /// fn foo<'a, 'b>(x: &'a u32) -> &'b u32 { x }
     /// ```
     ///