diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/fail-simple.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/fail-simple.rs
index a8c4934aa0c2..768cc1e1bf4c 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/fail-simple.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/fail-simple.rs
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 // -*- rust -*-
 
-// error-pattern: after expression but found
+// error-pattern:unexpected token
 fn main() {
   fail @ ;
 }