diff --git a/testing/test_config.py b/testing/test_config.py
index 6f8d0d50a..ac0c159a8 100644
--- a/testing/test_config.py
+++ b/testing/test_config.py
@@ -2118,7 +2118,7 @@ class TestDebugOptions:
         result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
             [
                 "*Store internal tracing debug information in this log*",
-                "*This file is opened with 'w' and truncated as a result*",
+                "*file. This file is opened with 'w' and truncated as a*",
                 "*Default: pytestdebug.log.",
             ]
         )
diff --git a/testing/test_helpconfig.py b/testing/test_helpconfig.py
index 86ad078b9..ba89d0c4a 100644
--- a/testing/test_helpconfig.py
+++ b/testing/test_helpconfig.py
@@ -30,8 +30,8 @@ def test_help(pytester: Pytester) -> None:
     assert result.ret == 0
     result.stdout.fnmatch_lines(
         """
-          -m MARKEXPR           Only run tests matching given mark expression.
-                                For example: -m 'mark1 and not mark2'.
+          -m MARKEXPR           Only run tests matching given mark expression. For
+                                example: -m 'mark1 and not mark2'.
         Reporting:
           --durations=N *
           -V, --version         Display pytest version and information about plugins.