diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-element-loan.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-element-loan.rs
index 70c7c33f691f..36d019058ae7 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-element-loan.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-element-loan.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 fn a() -> &int {
     let vec = [1, 2, 3, 4];
     let tail = match vec {
-        [a, ..tail] => &tail[0], //~ ERROR illegal borrow
+        [_a, ..tail] => &tail[0], //~ ERROR illegal borrow
         _ => fail ~"foo"
     };
     move tail
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-loan.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-loan.rs
index 69bc910669de..29c1d2a78a39 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-loan.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/alt-vec-illegal-tail-loan.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 fn a() -> &[int] {
     let vec = [1, 2, 3, 4];
     let tail = match vec {
-        [a, ..tail] => tail, //~ ERROR illegal borrow
+        [_a, ..tail] => tail, //~ ERROR illegal borrow
         _ => fail ~"foo"
     };
     move tail