diff --git a/tools/h5diff/h5diff_common.c b/tools/h5diff/h5diff_common.c
index 11fba7c55c..9210d40383 100644
--- a/tools/h5diff/h5diff_common.c
+++ b/tools/h5diff/h5diff_common.c
@@ -194,7 +194,9 @@ void parse_input(int argc, const char* argv[], const char** fname1, const char**
 
   if (options->not_cmp==1)
   {
+			printf("--------------------------------\n");
    printf("Some objects are not comparable\n");
+			printf("--------------------------------\n");
    if (!options->m_verbose)
     printf("Use -v for a list of objects.\n");
   }
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_20.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_20.txt
index 280d689cf8..ea38ec2068 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_20.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_20.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 Expected output for 'h5diff file3.h5 file3.h5 -v dset group'
 #############################
 Comparison not possible: </dset> is of type H5G_DATASET and </group> is of type H5G_GROUP
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_21.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_21.txt
index ba802574d9..0d0c5c0ed4 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_21.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_21.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 Expected output for 'h5diff file3.h5 file3.h5 -v dset link'
 #############################
 Comparison not possible: </dset> is of type H5G_DATASET and </link> is of type H5G_LINK
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_22.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_22.txt
index a32cf21110..6a1637e35d 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_22.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_22.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,6 @@
 Expected output for 'h5diff file3.h5 file3.h5 -v dset type'
 #############################
 Comparison not possible: </dset> is of type H5G_DATASET and </type> is of type H5G_TYPE
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_57.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_57.txt
index b391530479..32ced1c913 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_57.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_57.txt
@@ -10,4 +10,6 @@ Warning: Different storage datatype
 </dset7b> has file datatype H5T_STD_U8LE
 Comparison not supported: </dset7a> has sign H5T_SGN_2 and </dset7b> has sign H5T_SGN_NONE
 0 differences found
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
index 99aed5e741..534ff1a680 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_70.txt
@@ -1142,4 +1142,6 @@ position        float3D of </>  float3D of </>  difference
 [ 3 2 0 ]          23.000000       0.000000        23.000000      
 [ 3 2 1 ]          24.000000       0.000000        24.000000      
 24 differences found
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------
diff --git a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
index b2142e88fb..a3a5b15968 100644
--- a/tools/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
+++ b/tools/testfiles/h5diff_80.txt
@@ -712,4 +712,6 @@ position        vlen3D          vlen3D          difference
 59 differences found
 Group:       </> and </>
 0 differences found
+--------------------------------
 Some objects are not comparable
+--------------------------------