diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/html/parse_test.go b/src/pkg/exp/html/parse_test.go
index 2e8dfbf107..e3c69b6f5b 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/html/parse_test.go
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/html/parse_test.go
@@ -45,7 +45,10 @@ func readParseTest(r *bufio.Reader) (text, want, context string, err error) {
 		}
 		b = append(b, line...)
 	}
-	text = strings.TrimRight(string(b), "\n")
+	text = string(b)
+	if strings.HasSuffix(text, "\n") {
+		text = text[:len(text)-1]
+	}
 	b = b[:0]
 
 	// Skip the error list.
diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests16.dat.log b/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests16.dat.log
index 4f1e211962..23e2789eea 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests16.dat.log
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests16.dat.log
@@ -186,6 +186,6 @@ PASS "<iframe><!--<iframe></iframe>--></iframe>"
 PASS "<iframe>...<!--X->...<!--/X->...</iframe>"
 PASS "<xmp><!--<xmp></xmp>--></xmp>"
 PASS "<noembed><!--<noembed></noembed>--></noembed>"
-FAIL "<!doctype html><table>"
+PASS "<!doctype html><table>\n"
 PASS "<!doctype html><table><td><span><font></span><span>"
 PARSE "<!doctype html><form><table></form><form></table></form>"
diff --git a/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests26.dat.log b/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests26.dat.log
index 17c6ae82cb..fa97b44cd1 100644
--- a/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests26.dat.log
+++ b/src/pkg/exp/html/testlogs/tests26.dat.log
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><body><b><nobr>1<nobr></b><div><i><nobr>2<nobr></i>3"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><body><b><nobr>1<nobr><ins></b><i><nobr>"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><body><b><nobr>1<ins><nobr></b><i>2"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><body><b>1<nobr></b><i><nobr>2</i>"
-FAIL "<p><code x</code></p>"
+PASS "<p><code x</code></p>\n"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><svg><foreignObject><p><i></p>a"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><table><tr><td><svg><foreignObject><p><i></p>a"
 PASS "<!DOCTYPE html><math><mtext><p><i></p>a"
