diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/checkArguments/SpreadVarargs.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/checkArguments/SpreadVarargs.kt
index b06a3a34296..5ce4e606fff 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/checkArguments/SpreadVarargs.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/checkArguments/SpreadVarargs.kt
@@ -39,10 +39,10 @@ fun main(args : Array<String>) {
 
     joinG(1, "2")
     joinG(<!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, "2")
-    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(1, *"2")
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(1, *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
     joinG(x = 1, a = *a)
-    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(x = 1, a = "2")
-    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(x = <!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, a = *"2")
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(x = 1, a = <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>joinG<!>(x = <!NON_VARARG_SPREAD!>*<!>1, a = *<!TYPE_MISMATCH!>"2"<!>)
     joinG(1, *a)
     joinG(1, *a, "3")
     joinG(1, "4", *a, "3")
diff --git a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/typeConstructorMismatch.kt b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/typeConstructorMismatch.kt
index 1f672624e48..37f11cb1236 100644
--- a/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/typeConstructorMismatch.kt
+++ b/compiler/testData/diagnostics/tests/inference/typeConstructorMismatch.kt
@@ -4,9 +4,9 @@ package typeConstructorMismatch
 import java.util.*
 
 fun test(set: Set<String>) {
-    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>elemAndList<!>("2", set)
+    <!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>elemAndList<!>("2", <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>set<!>)
 
-    "".<!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>elemAndListWithReceiver<!>("", set)
+    "".<!TYPE_INFERENCE_TYPE_CONSTRUCTOR_MISMATCH!>elemAndListWithReceiver<!>("", <!TYPE_MISMATCH!>set<!>)
 }
 
 fun <R> elemAndList(r: R, <!UNUSED_PARAMETER!>t<!>: List<R>): R = r