diff --git a/src/test/compile-fail/E0045.rs b/src/test/compile-fail/E0045.rs
index 2a731596b4be8..a3fea8e0db299 100644
--- a/src/test/compile-fail/E0045.rs
+++ b/src/test/compile-fail/E0045.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@
 // option. This file may not be copied, modified, or distributed
 // except according to those terms.
 
-extern "Rust" { fn foo(x: u8, ...); } //~ ERROR E0045
+extern "Rust" { fn foo(x: u8, ...); }   //~ ERROR E0045
+                                        //~| NOTE variadics require C calling conventions
 
 fn main() {
 }