diff --git a/misc/cgo/errors/errors_test.go b/misc/cgo/errors/errors_test.go
index a077b594786..68a30a44fe4 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/errors/errors_test.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/errors/errors_test.go
@@ -40,7 +40,8 @@ func check(t *testing.T, file string) {
 			if len(frags) == 1 {
 				continue
 			}
-			re, err := regexp.Compile(string(frags[1]))
+			frag := fmt.Sprintf(":%d:.*%s", i+1, frags[1])
+			re, err := regexp.Compile(frag)
 			if err != nil {
 				t.Errorf("Invalid regexp after `ERROR HERE: `: %#q", frags[1])
 				continue
diff --git a/misc/cgo/errors/testdata/err2.go b/misc/cgo/errors/testdata/err2.go
index 1d22401aee5..a90598fe35b 100644
--- a/misc/cgo/errors/testdata/err2.go
+++ b/misc/cgo/errors/testdata/err2.go
@@ -40,15 +40,15 @@ func main() {
 	C.foop = x // ERROR HERE
 
 	// issue 13129: used to output error about C.unsignedshort with CC=clang
-	var x C.ushort
-	x = int(0) // ERROR HERE: C\.ushort
+	var x1 C.ushort
+	x1 = int(0) // ERROR HERE: C\.ushort
 
 	// issue 13423
 	_ = C.fopen() // ERROR HERE
 
 	// issue 13467
-	var x rune = '✈'
-	var _ rune = C.transform(x) // ERROR HERE: C\.int
+	var x2 rune = '✈'
+	var _ rune = C.transform(x2) // ERROR HERE: C\.int
 
 	// issue 13635: used to output error about C.unsignedchar.
 	// This test tests all such types.
@@ -91,10 +91,10 @@ func main() {
 
 	// issue 26745
 	_ = func(i int) int {
-		return C.i + 1 // ERROR HERE: :13
+		return C.i + 1 // ERROR HERE: 14
 	}
 	_ = func(i int) {
-		C.fi(i) // ERROR HERE: :6
+		C.fi(i) // ERROR HERE: 7
 	}
 
 	C.fi = C.fi // ERROR HERE