diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..ad78bb54553
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+// FIXME: if/when the output of the test harness can be tested on its own, this test should be
+// adapted to use that, and that normalize line can go away
+
+//@ compile-flags:--test --edition 2021
+//@ normalize-stdout-test: "tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest" -> "$$DIR"
+//@ normalize-stdout-test "finished in \d+\.\d+s" -> "finished in $$TIME"
+//@ failure-status: 101
+
+/// ```should_panic
+/// println!("Hello, world!");
+/// ```
+pub struct Foo;
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.stdout b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.stdout
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..63d987de8a9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.stdout
@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+
+running 1 test
+test $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs - Foo (line 9) ... FAILED
+
+failures:
+
+---- $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs - Foo (line 9) stdout ----
+Test executable succeeded, but it's marked `should_panic`.
+
+failures:
+    $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic-2021.rs - Foo (line 9)
+
+test result: FAILED. 0 passed; 1 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered out; finished in $TIME
+
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs
index b24687993e5..4018e37105f 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 // FIXME: if/when the output of the test harness can be tested on its own, this test should be
 // adapted to use that, and that normalize line can go away
 
-//@ compile-flags:--test
+//@ compile-flags:--test -Z unstable-options --edition 2024
 //@ normalize-stdout-test: "tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest" -> "$$DIR"
 //@ normalize-stdout-test: "finished in \d+\.\d+s" -> "finished in $$TIME"
 //@ failure-status: 101
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.stdout b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.stdout
index 57a20092a5d..71b0b10fa72 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.stdout
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/failed-doctest-should-panic.stdout
@@ -1,11 +1,12 @@
 
 running 1 test
-test $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs - Foo (line 9) ... FAILED
+test $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs - Foo (line 9) - should panic ... FAILED
 
 failures:
 
 ---- $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs - Foo (line 9) stdout ----
-Test executable succeeded, but it's marked `should_panic`.
+Hello, world!
+note: test did not panic as expected
 
 failures:
     $DIR/failed-doctest-should-panic.rs - Foo (line 9)
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.rs b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.rs
index b0a700477b2..fdcd3baa642 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.rs
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //@ compile-flags:--test --test-args=--test-threads=1 -Zunstable-options --edition 2024
 //@ normalize-stdout-test: "tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest" -> "$$DIR"
 //@ normalize-stdout-test "finished in \d+\.\d+s" -> "finished in $$TIME"
-//@ normalize-stdout-test "wrong-ast.rs:\d+:\d+" -> "wrong-ast.rs:$$LINE:$$COL"
+//@ normalize-stdout-test ".rs:\d+:\d+" -> ".rs:$$LINE:$$COL"
 //@ failure-status: 101
 
 /// ```
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.stdout b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.stdout
index 1dea2719399..22c8ce468fd 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.stdout
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast-2024.stdout
@@ -1,4 +1,10 @@
 
+running 1 test
+test $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs - three (line 17) - should panic ... ok
+
+test result: ok. 1 passed; 0 failed; 0 ignored; 0 measured; 0 filtered out; finished in $TIME
+
+
 running 2 tests
 test $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs - one (line 7) ... FAILED
 test $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs - two (line 12) ... FAILED
@@ -7,10 +13,10 @@ failures:
 
 ---- $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs - one (line 7) stdout ----
 error[E0758]: unterminated block comment
-  --> $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs:8:1
+  --> $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs:$LINE:$COL
    |
 LL | /* plop
-   | ^^^^^^^^
+   | ^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error
 
@@ -18,7 +24,7 @@ For more information about this error, try `rustc --explain E0758`.
 Couldn't compile the test.
 ---- $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs - two (line 12) stdout ----
 error: unexpected closing delimiter: `}`
-  --> $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs:13:1
+  --> $DIR/wrong-ast-2024.rs:$LINE:$COL
    |
 LL | } mod __doctest_1 { fn main() {
    | ^ unexpected closing delimiter
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.rs b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.rs
index b3fbf630c32..dae86fbfc59 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.rs
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.rs
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 //@ compile-flags:--test --test-args=--test-threads=1
 //@ normalize-stdout-test: "tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest" -> "$$DIR"
 //@ normalize-stdout-test "finished in \d+\.\d+s" -> "finished in $$TIME"
-//@ normalize-stdout-test "wrong-ast.rs:\d+:\d+" -> "wrong-ast.rs:$$LINE:$$COL"
+//@ normalize-stdout-test ".rs:\d+:\d+" -> ".rs:$$LINE:$$COL"
 //@ failure-status: 101
 
 /// ```
diff --git a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.stdout b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.stdout
index b50999d17d7..c827254d8c0 100644
--- a/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.stdout
+++ b/tests/rustdoc-ui/doctest/wrong-ast.stdout
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ error[E0758]: unterminated block comment
   --> $DIR/wrong-ast.rs:$LINE:$COL
    |
 LL | /* plop
-   | ^^^^^^^^
+   | ^^^^^^^
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error