diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_add/zpool_add_dryrun_output.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_add/zpool_add_dryrun_output.ksh
index 9adf4d9bb..3f9ce3210 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_add/zpool_add_dryrun_output.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_add/zpool_add_dryrun_output.ksh
@@ -161,7 +161,11 @@ for (( i=0; i < ${#tests[@]}; i+=1 )); do
 		log_fail eval "zpool add -n '$TESTPOOL' $add"
 	fi
 	if [[ "$out" != "$want" ]]; then
-		log_fail "Got:\n" "$out" "\nbut expected:\n" "$want"
+		log_note "Got:"
+		log_note "$out"
+		log_note "but expected:"
+		log_note "$want"
+		log_fail "Dry run does not display config correctly"
 	fi
 	log_must destroy_pool "$TESTPOOL"
 done
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_create/zpool_create_dryrun_output.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_create/zpool_create_dryrun_output.ksh
index 68a85a5b5..5d654ec3a 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_create/zpool_create_dryrun_output.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_create/zpool_create_dryrun_output.ksh
@@ -133,7 +133,11 @@ for (( i=0; i < ${#tests[@]}; i+=1 )); do
 		log_fail eval "zpool create -n '$TESTPOOL' $tree"
 	fi
 	if [[ "$out" != "$want" ]]; then
-		log_fail "Got:\n" "$out" "\nbut expected:\n" "$want"
+		log_note "Got:"
+		log_note "$out"
+		log_note "but expected:"
+		log_note "$want"
+		log_fail "Dry run does not display config correctly"
 	fi
 done
 
diff --git a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_split/zpool_split_dryrun_output.ksh b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_split/zpool_split_dryrun_output.ksh
index 628e8342a..e66456a71 100755
--- a/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_split/zpool_split_dryrun_output.ksh
+++ b/tests/zfs-tests/tests/functional/cli_root/zpool_split/zpool_split_dryrun_output.ksh
@@ -146,7 +146,11 @@ for (( i=0; i < ${#tests[@]}; i+=1 )); do
 		log_fail eval "zpool split -n '$TESTPOOL' '$NEWPOOL' $devs"
 	fi
 	if [[ "$out" != "$want" ]]; then
-		log_fail "Got:\n" "$out" "\nbut expected:\n" "$want"
+		log_note "Got:"
+		log_note "$out"
+		log_note "but expected:"
+		log_note "$want"
+		log_fail "Dry run does not display config correctly"
 	fi
 	log_must destroy_pool "$TESTPOOL"
 done