diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/terminator.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/terminator.rs
index 2c6126cdd29..561ef371b09 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/terminator.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/terminator.rs
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ pub struct Terminator<'tcx> {
     pub kind: TerminatorKind<'tcx>,
 }
 
-pub type Successors<'a> = impl Iterator<Item = BasicBlock> + 'a;
+pub type Successors<'a> = impl DoubleEndedIterator<Item = BasicBlock> + 'a;
 pub type SuccessorsMut<'a> =
     iter::Chain<std::option::IntoIter<&'a mut BasicBlock>, slice::IterMut<'a, BasicBlock>>;
 
diff --git a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/traversal.rs b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/traversal.rs
index 7d247eeb656..99ead14139a 100644
--- a/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/traversal.rs
+++ b/compiler/rustc_middle/src/mir/traversal.rs
@@ -149,7 +149,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Postorder<'a, 'tcx> {
         //      B     C
         //      |     |
         //      |     |
-        //      D     |
+        //      |     D
         //       \   /
         //        \ /
         //         E
@@ -159,26 +159,26 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> Postorder<'a, 'tcx> {
         //
         // When the first call to `traverse_successor` happens, the following happens:
         //
-        //     [(B, [D]),  // `B` taken from the successors of `A`, pushed to the
-        //                 // top of the stack along with the successors of `B`
-        //      (A, [C])]
+        //     [(C, [D]),  // `C` taken from the successors of `A`, pushed to the
+        //                 // top of the stack along with the successors of `C`
+        //      (A, [B])]
         //
-        //     [(D, [E]),  // `D` taken from successors of `B`, pushed to stack
-        //      (B, []),
-        //      (A, [C])]
+        //     [(D, [E]),  // `D` taken from successors of `C`, pushed to stack
+        //      (C, []),
+        //      (A, [B])]
         //
         //     [(E, []),   // `E` taken from successors of `D`, pushed to stack
         //      (D, []),
-        //      (B, []),
-        //      (A, [C])]
+        //      (C, []),
+        //      (A, [B])]
         //
         // Now that the top of the stack has no successors we can traverse, each item will
-        // be popped off during iteration until we get back to `A`. This yields [E, D, B].
+        // be popped off during iteration until we get back to `A`. This yields [E, D, C].
         //
-        // When we yield `B` and call `traverse_successor`, we push `C` to the stack, but
+        // When we yield `C` and call `traverse_successor`, we push `B` to the stack, but
         // since we've already visited `E`, that child isn't added to the stack. The last
-        // two iterations yield `C` and finally `A` for a final traversal of [E, D, B, C, A]
-        while let Some(&mut (_, ref mut iter)) = self.visit_stack.last_mut() && let Some(bb) = iter.next() {
+        // two iterations yield `B` and finally `A` for a final traversal of [E, D, C, B, A]
+        while let Some(&mut (_, ref mut iter)) = self.visit_stack.last_mut() && let Some(bb) = iter.next_back() {
             if self.visited.insert(bb) {
                 if let Some(term) = &self.basic_blocks[bb].terminator {
                     self.visit_stack.push((bb, term.successors()));
diff --git a/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-thread-local-static-borrow-outlives-fn.stderr b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-thread-local-static-borrow-outlives-fn.stderr
index 26453b42fa9..2f397f6b585 100644
--- a/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-thread-local-static-borrow-outlives-fn.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/borrowck/borrowck-thread-local-static-borrow-outlives-fn.stderr
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ error[E0712]: thread-local variable borrowed past end of function
 LL |      assert_static(&FOO);
    |                    ^^^^ thread-local variables cannot be borrowed beyond the end of the function
 LL | }
-   | - end of enclosing function is here
+   |  - end of enclosing function is here
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/issues/issue-17954.stderr b/tests/ui/issues/issue-17954.stderr
index e08375fee1f..3e3706bcb7d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/issues/issue-17954.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/issues/issue-17954.stderr
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ LL |     let a = &FOO;
    |             ^^^^ thread-local variables cannot be borrowed beyond the end of the function
 ...
 LL | }
-   | - end of enclosing function is here
+   |  - end of enclosing function is here
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/issues/issue-52049.stderr b/tests/ui/issues/issue-52049.stderr
index b25dbd1cb8b..0812976cf40 100644
--- a/tests/ui/issues/issue-52049.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/issues/issue-52049.stderr
@@ -2,12 +2,10 @@ error[E0716]: temporary value dropped while borrowed
   --> $DIR/issue-52049.rs:6:10
    |
 LL |     foo(&unpromotable(5u32));
-   |     -----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-
+   |     -----^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^-- temporary value is freed at the end of this statement
    |     |    |
    |     |    creates a temporary value which is freed while still in use
    |     argument requires that borrow lasts for `'static`
-LL | }
-   | - temporary value is freed at the end of this statement
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/lifetimes/issue-90600-expected-return-static-indirect.stderr b/tests/ui/lifetimes/issue-90600-expected-return-static-indirect.stderr
index 3602de8dd95..598f1424191 100644
--- a/tests/ui/lifetimes/issue-90600-expected-return-static-indirect.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/lifetimes/issue-90600-expected-return-static-indirect.stderr
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL |     let read = &refcell as &RefCell<dyn Read>;
    |                -------- cast requires that `foo` is borrowed for `'static`
 ...
 LL | }
-   | - `foo` dropped here while still borrowed
+   |  - `foo` dropped here while still borrowed
 
 error: lifetime may not live long enough
   --> $DIR/issue-90600-expected-return-static-indirect.rs:9:16