diff --git a/ghc/tests/mk/should_compile.mk b/ghc/tests/mk/should_compile.mk
index cb08aa566c2deabc3739a43ef78ea8ab37e1b0bd..d0b7e1f784874751df90a60ecaaf5cd56ad03c8f 100644
--- a/ghc/tests/mk/should_compile.mk
+++ b/ghc/tests/mk/should_compile.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HS_SRCS = $(wildcard *.hs)
 SRC_RUNTEST_OPTS += -o1 $*.stdout -o2 $*.stderr -x 0
 
 %.o : %.hs
-	@echo \*\*\* Testing for successful compilation of $<
+	@echo ---- Testing for successful compilation of $<
 	@$(RUNTEST) $(HC) $(RUNTEST_OPTS) -- $(HC_OPTS) -c $< -o $@
 
 all :: $(HS_OBJS)
diff --git a/ghc/tests/mk/should_fail.mk b/ghc/tests/mk/should_fail.mk
index 3c43e3634ea9ba003c2bcfc39a348cc0b7132f03..ec390115c902ec6c34e88d658abe3a21864f5ffb 100644
--- a/ghc/tests/mk/should_fail.mk
+++ b/ghc/tests/mk/should_fail.mk
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ HS_SRCS = $(wildcard *.hs)
 SRC_RUNTEST_OPTS += -o1 $*.stdout -o2 $*.stderr -x 1
 
 %.o : %.hs
-	@echo \*\*\* Testing for failure to compile $<
+	@echo ---- Testing for failure to compile $<
 	@$(RUNTEST) $(HC) $(RUNTEST_OPTS) -- $(HC_OPTS) -c $< -o $@
 
 all :: $(HS_OBJS)