diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/associated-types-project-from-hrtb-explicit.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/associated-types-project-from-hrtb-explicit.rs
index 9c7721589d9b..70055a101815 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/associated-types-project-from-hrtb-explicit.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/associated-types-project-from-hrtb-explicit.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 // Test you can't use a higher-ranked trait bound inside of a qualified
 // path (just won't parse).
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/generic-non-trailing-defaults.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/generic-non-trailing-defaults.rs
index 26ee6ce80d68..2bb593258ae4 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/generic-non-trailing-defaults.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/generic-non-trailing-defaults.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 struct Heap;
 
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/issue-17904.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/issue-17904.rs
index 580b8c66c748..de5aeb02ab78 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/issue-17904.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/issue-17904.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 struct Baz<U> where U: Eq(U); //This is parsed as the new Fn* style parenthesis syntax.
 struct Baz<U> where U: Eq(U) -> R; // Notice this parses as well.
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/lex-bad-octal-literal.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/lex-bad-octal-literal.rs
index bf9880cb6cfb..c8406af52ae0 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/lex-bad-octal-literal.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/lex-bad-octal-literal.rs
@@ -8,6 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
+
 fn main() {
     0o18; //~ ERROR invalid digit for a base 8 literal
     0o1234_9_5670;  //~ ERROR invalid digit for a base 8 literal
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/lifetime-no-keyword.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/lifetime-no-keyword.rs
index 9ca81d9918ef..a8771ae93af5 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/lifetime-no-keyword.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/lifetime-no-keyword.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 fn foo<'a>(a: &'a isize) { }
 fn bar(a: &'static isize) { }
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/raw-byte-string-literals.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/raw-byte-string-literals.rs
index d6be8fce53e0..2e33f98add6b 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/raw-byte-string-literals.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/raw-byte-string-literals.rs
@@ -8,10 +8,10 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 
 pub fn main() {
-    br"é";  //~ raw byte string must be ASCII
-    br##~"a"~##;  //~ only `#` is allowed in raw string delimitation
+    br"é";  //~ ERROR raw byte string must be ASCII
+    br##~"a"~##;  //~ ERROR only `#` is allowed in raw string delimitation
 }
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-field-let.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-field-let.rs
index 4e542fd7477f..6deb3bb2e951 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-field-let.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/removed-syntax-field-let.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 struct s {
     let foo: (),
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/syntax-trait-polarity.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/syntax-trait-polarity.rs
index c0d850343839..1971ffeaf264 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/syntax-trait-polarity.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/syntax-trait-polarity.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 #![feature(optin_builtin_traits)]
 
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/trailing-plus-in-bounds.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/trailing-plus-in-bounds.rs
index 4abdbad9a030..44bb1f930c7b 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/trailing-plus-in-bounds.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/trailing-plus-in-bounds.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 use std::fmt::Debug;
 
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/trait-bounds-not-on-impl.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/trait-bounds-not-on-impl.rs
index 3bd8908d18bd..b7dcc8a8b3bc 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/trait-bounds-not-on-impl.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/trait-bounds-not-on-impl.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 trait Foo {
 }
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/use-as-where-use-ends-with-mod-sep.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/use-as-where-use-ends-with-mod-sep.rs
index c1e1cc1c7f7f..9e16e29ba50b 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/use-as-where-use-ends-with-mod-sep.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/use-as-where-use-ends-with-mod-sep.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 use std::any:: as foo; //~ ERROR expected identifier, found keyword `as`
 //~^ ERROR: expected one of `::`, `;`, or `as`, found `foo`
diff --git a/src/test/parse-fail/where-clauses-no-bounds-or-predicates.rs b/src/test/parse-fail/where-clauses-no-bounds-or-predicates.rs
index 3ac71176342b..45165b76c4af 100644
--- a/src/test/parse-fail/where-clauses-no-bounds-or-predicates.rs
+++ b/src/test/parse-fail/where-clauses-no-bounds-or-predicates.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-// compile-flags: -Z parse-only
+// compile-flags: -Z parse-only -Z continue-parse-after-error
 
 fn equal1<T>(_: &T, _: &T) -> bool where {
 //~^ ERROR a `where` clause must have at least one predicate in it