diff --git a/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy_test.go b/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy_test.go
index 7f9dc0800f8..f58e08867f6 100644
--- a/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/httputil/reverseproxy_test.go
@@ -436,7 +436,7 @@ func TestReverseProxyCancelation(t *testing.T) {
 	}
 	if err == nil {
 		// This should be an error like:
-		// Get http://127.0.0.1:58079: read tcp 127.0.0.1:58079:
+		// Get "http://127.0.0.1:58079": read tcp 127.0.0.1:58079:
 		//    use of closed network connection
 		t.Error("Server.Client().Do() returned nil error; want non-nil error")
 	}
diff --git a/src/net/http/transport_test.go b/src/net/http/transport_test.go
index 23afff5d843..2ea26f7f666 100644
--- a/src/net/http/transport_test.go
+++ b/src/net/http/transport_test.go
@@ -2289,7 +2289,7 @@ func TestTransportCancelRequestInDial(t *testing.T) {
 	got := logbuf.String()
 	want := `dial: blocking
 canceling
-Get = Get http://something.no-network.tld/: net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection
+Get = Get "http://something.no-network.tld/": net/http: request canceled while waiting for connection
 `
 	if got != want {
 		t.Errorf("Got events:\n%s\nWant:\n%s", got, want)