diff --git a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
index 824e435b0c..aa80b81687 100644
--- a/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
+++ b/tests/FILEFORMAT.md
@@ -584,7 +584,7 @@ parameter is the not negative integer number of seconds for the delay. This
 'delay' attribute is intended for specific test cases, and normally not
 needed.
 
-### `<filename="%LOGDIR/filename" [nonewline="yes"]>`
+### `<file name="%LOGDIR/filename" [nonewline="yes"]>`
 This creates the named file with this content before the test case is run,
 which is useful if the test case needs a file to act on.
 
@@ -672,7 +672,7 @@ test.
 
 `loadfile="filename"` makes loading the data from an external file.
 
-### `<filename="%LOGDIR/filename" [mode="text"]>`
+### `<file name="%LOGDIR/filename" [mode="text"]>`
 The file's contents must be identical to this after the test is complete. Use
 the mode="text" attribute if the output is in text mode on platforms that have
 a text/binary difference.