diff --git a/test/syntax/semi6.go b/test/syntax/semi6.go
index 4a04f89ddb..9bc730d43d 100644
--- a/test/syntax/semi6.go
+++ b/test/syntax/semi6.go
@@ -6,6 +6,6 @@
 
 package main
 
-type T1	// ERROR "unexpected newline in type declaration"
+type T1	// ERROR "newline in type declaration"
 
-type T2 /* // ERROR "unexpected EOF in type declaration" */
\ No newline at end of file
+type T2 /* // ERROR "(semicolon.*|EOF) in type declaration" */
\ No newline at end of file