diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/errors.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/errors.rs
index b7fb3670165d..251dd4d5edb4 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/errors.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/errors.rs
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
 impl fmt::Display for ErrorKind {
     fn fmt(&self, f: &mut fmt::Formatter) -> fmt::Result {
         match *self {
-            ErrorKind::Help => write!(f, "help"),
+            ErrorKind::Help => write!(f, "help message"),
             ErrorKind::Error => write!(f, "error"),
             ErrorKind::Note => write!(f, "note"),
             ErrorKind::Suggestion => write!(f, "suggestion"),
diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index af9061ab3677..60acc20e692a 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -1041,7 +1041,7 @@ fn check_expected_errors(&self,
                 None => {
                     if self.is_unexpected_compiler_message(actual_error, expect_help, expect_note) {
                         self.error(
-                            &format!("{}:{}: unexpected {:?}: '{}'",
+                            &format!("{}:{}: unexpected {}: '{}'",
                                      file_name,
                                      actual_error.line_num,
                                      actual_error.kind.as_ref()