diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/nested-ty-params.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/nested-ty-params.rs
index a78546e0412e..c8d08ad320d8 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/nested-ty-params.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/nested-ty-params.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// error-pattern:Attempt to use a type argument out of scope
+// error-pattern:attempt to use a type argument out of scope
 fn hd<U>(v: [U]) -> U {
     fn hd1(w: [U]) -> U { ret w[0]; }
 
diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/type-arg-out-of-scope.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/type-arg-out-of-scope.rs
index 334cba2a2711..31d7df224a73 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/type-arg-out-of-scope.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/type-arg-out-of-scope.rs
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// error-pattern:Attempt to use a type argument out of scope
+// error-pattern:attempt to use a type argument out of scope
 fn foo<T>(x: T) {
     fn bar(f: fn(T) -> T) { }
 }