diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp
index 924b734e51..c2e7f26387 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ void tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists_data()
         opA.append(QLatin1String("string3"));
         opB.append(QLatin1String("DIFFERS"));
 
-        QTest::newRow("") << opA << opB;
+        QTest::newRow("last item different") << opA << opB;
     }
 
     {
@@ -157,7 +157,7 @@ void tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists_data()
         opB.append(QLatin1String("DIFFERS"));
         opB.append(QLatin1String("string4"));
 
-        QTest::newRow("") << opA << opB;
+        QTest::newRow("second-last item different") << opA << opB;
     }
 
     {
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ void tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists_data()
         QStringList opB;
         opB.append(QLatin1String("string1"));
 
-        QTest::newRow("") << opA << opB;
+        QTest::newRow("prefix") << opA << opB;
     }
 
     {
@@ -189,9 +189,9 @@ void tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists_data()
         QStringList opB;
         opB.append(QLatin1String("viewDocumentSource"));
 
-        QTest::newRow("") << opA << opB;
+        QTest::newRow("short list second") << opA << opB;
 
-        QTest::newRow("") << opB << opA;
+        QTest::newRow("short list first") << opB << opA;
     }
 }
 
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.lightxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.lightxml
index 7aa4fe1f2f..d027dcde11 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.lightxml
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.lightxml
@@ -39,26 +39,31 @@
 </TestFunction>
 <TestFunction name="compareQStringLists">
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[last item different]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[second-last item different]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[prefix]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '2'
    Expected (opB) size: '1']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[short list second]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '12'
    Expected (opB) size: '1']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[short list first]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '1'
    Expected (opB) size: '12']]></Description>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.txt b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.txt
index 3e40b3be7a..f7dc5cfed3 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.txt
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.txt
@@ -19,23 +19,23 @@ FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compare_tostring(both non-null user type) Compared values
    Actual (actual): QVariant(PhonyClass,<value not representable as string>)
    Expected (expected): QVariant(PhonyClass,<value not representable as string>)
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp(122)]
-FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists() Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
+FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists(last item different) Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS'
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/alive/tst_alive.cpp(68)]
-FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists() Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
+FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists(second-last item different) Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS'
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/alive/tst_alive.cpp(68)]
-FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists() Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists(prefix) Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '2'
    Expected (opB) size: '1'
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/alive/tst_alive.cpp(68)]
-FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists() Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists(short list second) Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '12'
    Expected (opB) size: '1'
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/alive/tst_alive.cpp(68)]
-FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists() Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+FAIL!  : tst_Cmptest::compareQStringLists(short list first) Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '1'
    Expected (opB) size: '12'
    Loc: [/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/alive/tst_alive.cpp(68)]
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xml
index 1b32389acb..7faa3a979d 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xml
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xml
@@ -41,26 +41,31 @@
 </TestFunction>
 <TestFunction name="compareQStringLists">
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[last item different]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[second-last item different]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : 'string3'
    Expected (opB) : 'DIFFERS']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[prefix]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '2'
    Expected (opB) size: '1']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[short list second]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '12'
    Expected (opB) size: '1']]></Description>
 </Incident>
 <Incident type="fail" file="/home/user/dev/qt5/qtbase/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/cmptest/tst_cmptest.cpp" line="203">
+    <DataTag><![CDATA[short list first]]></DataTag>
     <Description><![CDATA[Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : '1'
    Expected (opB) size: '12']]></Description>
diff --git a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xunitxml b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xunitxml
index 8ce2dc92d5..aa765a65e0 100644
--- a/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xunitxml
+++ b/tests/auto/testlib/selftests/expected_cmptest.xunitxml
@@ -22,19 +22,19 @@
    Expected (expected): QVariant(PhonyClass,&lt;value not representable as string&gt;)" result="fail"/>
   </testcase>
   <testcase result="fail" name="compareQStringLists">
-    <failure message="Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
+    <failure tag="last item different" message="Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : &apos;string3&apos;
    Expected (opB) : &apos;DIFFERS&apos;" result="fail"/>
-    <failure message="Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
+    <failure tag="second&#x002D;last item different" message="Compared QStringLists differ at index 2.
    Actual (opA) : &apos;string3&apos;
    Expected (opB) : &apos;DIFFERS&apos;" result="fail"/>
-    <failure message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+    <failure tag="prefix" message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : &apos;2&apos;
    Expected (opB) size: &apos;1&apos;" result="fail"/>
-    <failure message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+    <failure tag="short list second" message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : &apos;12&apos;
    Expected (opB) size: &apos;1&apos;" result="fail"/>
-    <failure message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
+    <failure tag="short list first" message="Compared QStringLists have different sizes.
    Actual (opA) size  : &apos;1&apos;
    Expected (opB) size: &apos;12&apos;" result="fail"/>
   </testcase>