diff --git a/src/test/ui/transmute/main.rs b/src/test/ui/transmute/main.rs
index dbad10c1c19..ea233a47a78 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/transmute/main.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/transmute/main.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-// normalize-stderr-32bit: "&str \(64 bits\)" -> "&str ($$STR bits)"
-// normalize-stderr-64bit: "&str \(128 bits\)" -> "&str ($$STR bits)"
+// normalize-stderr-32bit: "`&str` \(64 bits\)" -> "`&str` ($$STR bits)"
+// normalize-stderr-64bit: "`&str` \(128 bits\)" -> "`&str` ($$STR bits)"
 
 
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/transmute/main.stderr b/src/test/ui/transmute/main.stderr
index a152268c6d8..f4e88fc860a 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/transmute/main.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/transmute/main.stderr
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ error[E0512]: cannot transmute between types of different sizes, or dependently-
 LL |     let x: u8 = transmute("test"); //~ ERROR cannot transmute between types of different sizes
    |                 ^^^^^^^^^
    |
-   = note: source type: `&str` (128 bits)
+   = note: source type: `&str` ($STR bits)
    = note: target type: `u8` (8 bits)
 
 error[E0512]: cannot transmute between types of different sizes, or dependently-sized types