diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.rs b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.rs
index da6d60e00eadbfc233c3086a2ab1c035b966303d..1d8a916345e2227a7599d007443943c2727b7ab6 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.rs
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.rs
@@ -17,8 +17,10 @@
 // enough to store `y`.
 //
 // The error is reported in the caller: invoking the closure links the
-// lifetime of the borrow that is given as `y` and forces it to live
-// too long.
+// lifetime of the variable that is given as `y` (via subtyping) and
+// thus forces the corresponding borrow to live too long. This is
+// basically checking that the MIR type checker correctly enforces the
+// closure signature.
 
 // compile-flags:-Znll -Zborrowck=mir -Zverbose
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.stderr b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.stderr
index aec130208232318367a7de7cc3ca20b7362562a5..e5c7139573eb958af42422cbf4db1d187bf88c7d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/nll/closure-requirements/escape-argument.stderr
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 note: External requirements
-  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:34:38
+  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:36:38
    |
-34 |         let mut closure = expect_sig(|p, y| *p = y);
+36 |         let mut closure = expect_sig(|p, y| *p = y);
    |                                      ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
    |
    = note: defining type: DefId(0/1:9 ~ escape_argument[317d]::test[0]::{{closure}}[0]) with closure substs [
@@ -11,26 +11,26 @@ note: External requirements
    = note: number of external vids: 1
 
 note: No external requirements
-  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:28:1
+  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:30:1
    |
-28 | / fn test() {
-29 | |     let x = 44;
-30 | |     let mut p = &x;
-31 | |
+30 | / fn test() {
+31 | |     let x = 44;
+32 | |     let mut p = &x;
+33 | |
 ...  |
-39 | |     deref(p);
-40 | | }
+41 | |     deref(p);
+42 | | }
    | |_^
    |
    = note: defining type: DefId(0/0:3 ~ escape_argument[317d]::test[0]) with substs []
 
 error[E0597]: borrowed value does not live long enough
-  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:36:6
+  --> $DIR/escape-argument.rs:38:6
    |
-33 |         let y = 22;
+35 |         let y = 22;
    |             - temporary value created here
 ...
-36 |     }
+38 |     }
    |      ^ temporary value dropped here while still borrowed
    |
    = note: consider using a `let` binding to increase its lifetime