diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
index 3cc14541fcdf2..d65205fe65aa9 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/runtest.rs
@@ -2294,7 +2294,18 @@ actual:\n\
                 };
             }
             if !found {
-                panic!("ran out of mir dump output to match against");
+                let normalize_all = dumped_string.lines()
+                                                 .map(nocomment_mir_line)
+                                                 .filter(|l| !l.is_empty())
+                                                 .collect::<Vec<_>>()
+                                                 .join("\n");
+                panic!("ran out of mir dump output to match against.\n\
+                        Did not find expected line: {:?}\n\
+                        Expected:\n{}\n\
+                        Actual:\n{}",
+                        expected_line,
+                        expected_content.join("\n"),
+                        normalize_all);
             }
         }
     }
@@ -2439,11 +2450,14 @@ enum TargetLocation {
 }
 
 fn normalize_mir_line(line: &str) -> String {
-    let no_comments = if let Some(idx) = line.find("//") {
+    nocomment_mir_line(line).replace(char::is_whitespace, "")
+}
+
+fn nocomment_mir_line(line: &str) -> &str {
+    if let Some(idx) = line.find("//") {
         let (l, _) = line.split_at(idx);
-        l
+        l.trim_right()
     } else {
         line
-    };
-    no_comments.replace(char::is_whitespace, "")
+    }
 }