diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann-3.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann-3.rs
index 2ba862ff57f7..ded6f62a6dd8 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann-3.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann-3.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 // Tests that a function with a ! annotation always actually fails
-// error-pattern: some control paths may return
 
-fn bad_bang(i: uint) -> ! { ret 7u; }
+fn bad_bang(i: uint) -> ! {
+    ret 7u;
+    //!^ ERROR expected `_|_` but found `uint` (types differ)
+}
 
 fn main() { bad_bang(5u); }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann.rs
index e67013998a1c..f5ec75c59fa9 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bad-bang-ann.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,9 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 // Tests that a function with a ! annotation always actually fails
-// error-pattern: may return to the caller
 
-fn bad_bang(i: uint) -> ! { if i < 0u { } else { fail; } }
+fn bad_bang(i: uint) -> ! {
+    if i < 0u { } else { fail; }
+    //!^ ERROR expected `_|_` but found `()` (types differ)
+}
 
 fn main() { bad_bang(5u); }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/bang-tailexpr.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/bang-tailexpr.rs
index d13fca4486c5..20b147cb5e33 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/bang-tailexpr.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/bang-tailexpr.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
-// error-pattern: some control paths may return
-fn f() -> ! { 3 }
+fn f() -> ! {
+    3 //! ERROR expected `_|_` but found `int` (types differ)
+}
 fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897-2.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897-2.rs
index b2b0c0d3597d..9b8f85fc6686 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897-2.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897-2.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,6 @@
-// error-pattern:in non-returning function f, some control paths may return
 fn g() -> ! { fail; }
-fn f() -> ! { ret 42; g(); }
+fn f() -> ! {
+    ret 42; //! ERROR expected `_|_` but found `int` (types differ)
+    g(); //! WARNING unreachable statement
+}
 fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897.rs
index 7a27b0e51fd5..6521f5159a92 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/issue-897.rs
@@ -1,3 +1,5 @@
-// error-pattern:in non-returning function f, some control paths may return
-fn f() -> ! { ret 42; fail; }
+fn f() -> ! {
+    ret 42; //! ERROR expected `_|_` but found `int` (types differ)
+    fail; //! WARNING unreachable statement
+}
 fn main() { }
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/loop-does-not-diverge.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/loop-does-not-diverge.rs
index 3d2d70fbab8e..eaaa4ecc9fb6 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/loop-does-not-diverge.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/loop-does-not-diverge.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,10 @@
-// error-pattern:some control paths may return
 /* Make sure a loop{} with a break in it can't be
    the tailexpr in the body of a diverging function */
 fn forever() -> ! {
   loop {
     break;
   }
-  ret 42;
+  ret 42; //! ERROR expected `_|_` but found `int` (types differ)
 }
 
 fn main() {