diff --git a/src/test/run-fail/fail-arg.rs b/src/test/run-fail/fail-arg.rs
index 4574d9c6da45..1d69d2c80a4b 100644
--- a/src/test/run-fail/fail-arg.rs
+++ b/src/test/run-fail/fail-arg.rs
@@ -1,11 +1,9 @@
 // xfail-stage0
-// xfail-stage1
-// xfail-stage2
-// error-pattern:explicit failure
+// error-pattern:woe
 fn f(int a) {
   log a;
 }
 
 fn main() { 
-  f(fail);
+  f(fail "woe");
 }