diff --git a/tests/run-tests.py b/tests/run-tests.py
--- a/tests/run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/run-tests.py
@@ -606,7 +606,7 @@ def globmatch(el, l):
     if el + '\n' == l:
         if os.altsep:
             # matching on "/" is not needed for this line
-            log("\nInfo, unnecessary glob: %s (glob)" % el)
+            return '-glob'
         return True
     i, n = 0, len(el)
     res = ''
@@ -797,7 +797,14 @@ def tsttest(test, wd, options, replaceme
             if isinstance(r, str):
                 if r == '+glob':
                     lout = el[:-1] + ' (glob)\n'
-                r = False
+                    r = False
+                elif r == '-glob':
+                    log('\ninfo, unnecessary glob in %s (after line %d):'
+                        ' %s (glob)\n' % (test, pos, el[-1]))
+                    r = True # pass on unnecessary glob
+                else:
+                    log('\ninfo, unknown linematch result: %r\n' % r)
+                    r = False
             if r:
                 postout.append("  " + el)
             else:
diff --git a/tests/test-run-tests.py b/tests/test-run-tests.py
--- a/tests/test-run-tests.py
+++ b/tests/test-run-tests.py
@@ -45,9 +45,7 @@ def wintests():
 
     direct matching, glob unnecessary
         >>> lm('g/b (glob)\n', 'g/b\n')
-        <BLANKLINE>
-        Info, unnecessary glob: g/b (glob)
-        True
+        'special: -glob'
 
     missing glob
         >>> lm('/g/c/d/fg\n', '\\g\\c\\d/fg\n')