diff --git a/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs b/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
index bf4a3124075e0..a5a166af33b6d 100644
--- a/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/tools/compiletest/src/lib.rs
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ use walkdir::WalkDir;
 
 use self::header::{EarlyProps, make_test_description};
 use crate::common::{
-    Config, Mode, PassMode, TestPaths, UI_EXTENSIONS, expected_output_path, output_base_dir,
-    output_relative_path,
+    CompareMode, Config, Mode, PassMode, TestPaths, UI_EXTENSIONS, expected_output_path,
+    output_base_dir, output_relative_path,
 };
 use crate::header::HeadersCache;
 use crate::util::logv;
@@ -273,6 +273,15 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
     } else {
         matches.free.clone()
     };
+    let compare_mode = matches.opt_str("compare-mode").map(|s| {
+        s.parse().unwrap_or_else(|_| {
+            let variants: Vec<_> = CompareMode::STR_VARIANTS.iter().copied().collect();
+            panic!(
+                "`{s}` is not a valid value for `--compare-mode`, it should be one of: {}",
+                variants.join(", ")
+            );
+        })
+    });
     Config {
         bless: matches.opt_present("bless"),
         compile_lib_path: make_absolute(opt_path(matches, "compile-lib-path")),
@@ -342,9 +351,7 @@ pub fn parse_config(args: Vec<String>) -> Config {
         only_modified: matches.opt_present("only-modified"),
         color,
         remote_test_client: matches.opt_str("remote-test-client").map(PathBuf::from),
-        compare_mode: matches
-            .opt_str("compare-mode")
-            .map(|s| s.parse().expect("invalid --compare-mode provided")),
+        compare_mode,
         rustfix_coverage: matches.opt_present("rustfix-coverage"),
         has_html_tidy,
         has_enzyme,
diff --git a/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.rs b/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.rs
index f91698d06372c..e919a2d93096d 100644
--- a/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
-//~ ERROR overflow evaluating the requirement `Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>: Iterator`
+//~ ERROR overflow evaluating the requirement `Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>: Iterator`
 //@ build-fail
 //@ compile-flags: -Copt-level=0
 //@ normalize-stderr-test: "long-type-\d+" -> "long-type-hash"
-//@ ignore-compare-mode-next-solver (hangs)
 
 fn main() {
     let mut iter = 0u8..1;
diff --git a/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.stderr b/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.stderr
index fb66436dbbdd7..92a39a44e4fa2 100644
--- a/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/recursion/issue-83150.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 warning: function cannot return without recursing
-  --> $DIR/issue-83150.rs:12:1
+  --> $DIR/issue-83150.rs:11:1
    |
 LL | fn func<T: Iterator<Item = u8>>(iter: &mut T) {
    | ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ cannot return without recursing
@@ -10,12 +10,12 @@ LL |     func(&mut iter.map(|x| x + 1))
    = help: a `loop` may express intention better if this is on purpose
    = note: `#[warn(unconditional_recursion)]` on by default
 
-error[E0275]: overflow evaluating the requirement `Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>: Iterator`
+error[E0275]: overflow evaluating the requirement `Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>: Iterator`
    |
    = help: consider increasing the recursion limit by adding a `#![recursion_limit = "256"]` attribute to your crate (`issue_83150`)
-   = note: required for `&mut Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>` to implement `Iterator`
+   = note: required for `&mut Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>` to implement `Iterator`
    = note: 65 redundant requirements hidden
-   = note: required for `&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:14:24: 14:27}>` to implement `Iterator`
+   = note: required for `&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut Map<&mut std::ops::Range<u8>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>, {closure@$DIR/issue-83150.rs:13:24: 13:27}>` to implement `Iterator`
 
 error: aborting due to 1 previous error; 1 warning emitted
 
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.rs b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.rs
index b33051da2d779..18f09b548675a 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//@ ignore-compare-mode-next-solver (hangs)
-
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
 
 type Bar<'a, 'b> = impl PartialEq<Bar<'a, 'b>> + std::fmt::Debug;
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.stderr b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.stderr
index 32eac622e5181..15ebcdafca6fb 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-3.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Bar<'a, 'b>`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential-3.rs:7:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential-3.rs:5:31
    |
 LL | fn bar<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Bar<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Bar<'a, 'b>`
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.rs b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.rs
index 29b5a042b7df1..36742c8ad57fc 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//@ ignore-compare-mode-next-solver (hangs)
-
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
 
 type Bar<'a, 'b> = impl PartialEq<Bar<'b, 'static>> + std::fmt::Debug;
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.stderr b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.stderr
index e7f9e232a2747..98c762e3d3820 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential-4.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Bar<'b, 'static>`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:7:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:5:31
    |
 LL | fn bar<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Bar<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Bar<'b, 'static>`
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ LL |     i
    = help: the trait `PartialEq` is implemented for `i32`
 
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Foo<'static, 'b>`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:13:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:11:31
    |
 LL | fn foo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Foo<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Foo<'static, 'b>`
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ LL |     i
    = help: the trait `PartialEq` is implemented for `i32`
 
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Moo<'static, 'a>`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:19:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential-4.rs:17:31
    |
 LL | fn moo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Moo<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Moo<'static, 'a>`
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.rs b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.rs
index 2bd450e6c8609..b899b12cc4a1e 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.rs
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.rs
@@ -1,5 +1,3 @@
-//@ ignore-compare-mode-next-solver (hangs)
-
 #![feature(type_alias_impl_trait)]
 
 type Bar<'a, 'b> = impl PartialEq<Bar<'b, 'a>> + std::fmt::Debug;
diff --git a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.stderr b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.stderr
index 396237c78980c..57d67f6937610 100644
--- a/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.stderr
+++ b/tests/ui/type-alias-impl-trait/self-referential.stderr
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `Bar<'b, 'a>`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:7:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:5:31
    |
 LL | fn bar<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Bar<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == Bar<'b, 'a>`
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ LL |     i
    = help: the trait `PartialEq` is implemented for `i32`
 
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `(i32, Foo<'a, 'b>::{opaque#0}<'a, 'b>)`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:14:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:12:31
    |
 LL | fn foo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Foo<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == (i32, Foo<'a, 'b>::{opaque#0}<'a, 'b>)`
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ LL |     (42, i)
    = help: the trait `PartialEq` is implemented for `i32`
 
 error[E0277]: can't compare `&i32` with `(i32, Moo<'b, 'a>::{opaque#0}<'b, 'a>)`
-  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:21:31
+  --> $DIR/self-referential.rs:19:31
    |
 LL | fn moo<'a, 'b>(i: &'a i32) -> Moo<'a, 'b> {
    |                               ^^^^^^^^^^^ no implementation for `&i32 == (i32, Moo<'b, 'a>::{opaque#0}<'b, 'a>)`