diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/unique-pinned-nocopy.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/unique-pinned-nocopy.rs
index 9c1cad78b032..544b8c3ed8f2 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/unique-pinned-nocopy.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/unique-pinned-nocopy.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resource r(b: bool) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let i = ~r(true);
+    let i <- ~r(true);
     let j;
     j = i;
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-2.rs
index 1848d491bcc0..1c578f03983b 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-2.rs
@@ -4,6 +4,6 @@ resource r(b: bool) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let i = [r(true)];
+    let i <- [r(true)];
     i += [r(true)];
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-3.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-3.rs
index 06e2c33b3216..950c19a8388f 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy-3.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resource r(b: bool) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let i = [r(true)];
+    let i <- [r(true)];
     let j;
     j <- copy [r(true)];
 }
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diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy.rs
index ca880430871a..e3f83bf19236 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/vec-pinned-nocopy.rs
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ resource r(b: bool) {
 }
 
 fn main() {
-    let i = [r(true)];
+    let i <- [r(true)];
     let j;
     j = i;
 }
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