diff --git gcc/c/c-typeck.c gcc/c/c-typeck.c
index e4fa0c3..63bd65e 100644
--- gcc/c/c-typeck.c
+++ gcc/c/c-typeck.c
@@ -5567,7 +5567,7 @@ error_init (location_t loc, const char *gmsgid)
   error_at (loc, gmsgid);
   ofwhat = print_spelling ((char *) alloca (spelling_length () + 1));
   if (*ofwhat)
-    error_at (loc, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
+    inform (loc, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
 }
 
 /* Issue a pedantic warning for a bad initializer component.  OPT is
@@ -5579,12 +5579,13 @@ static void
 pedwarn_init (location_t location, int opt, const char *gmsgid)
 {
   char *ofwhat;
+  bool warned;
 
   /* The gmsgid may be a format string with %< and %>. */
-  pedwarn (location, opt, gmsgid);
+  warned = pedwarn (location, opt, gmsgid);
   ofwhat = print_spelling ((char *) alloca (spelling_length () + 1));
-  if (*ofwhat)
-    pedwarn (location, opt, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
+  if (*ofwhat && warned)
+    inform (location, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
 }
 
 /* Issue a warning for a bad initializer component.
@@ -5597,12 +5598,13 @@ static void
 warning_init (location_t loc, int opt, const char *gmsgid)
 {
   char *ofwhat;
+  bool warned;
 
   /* The gmsgid may be a format string with %< and %>. */
-  warning_at (loc, opt, gmsgid);
+  warned = warning_at (loc, opt, gmsgid);
   ofwhat = print_spelling ((char *) alloca (spelling_length () + 1));
-  if (*ofwhat)
-    warning_at (loc, opt, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
+  if (*ofwhat && warned)
+    inform (loc, "(near initialization for %qs)", ofwhat);
 }
 
 /* If TYPE is an array type and EXPR is a parenthesized string
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/Wcxx-compat-6.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/Wcxx-compat-6.c
index 2b327c4..eee6768 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/Wcxx-compat-6.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/Wcxx-compat-6.c
@@ -109,4 +109,4 @@ f(enum E1 e1, enum E2 e2, struct s1 vs1, struct s1 *vp1)
 }
 
 /* Match all extra informative notes.  */
-/* { dg-warning "near initialization for" "expected" { target *-*-* } 0 } */
+/* { dg-message "near initialization for" "expected" { target *-*-* } 0 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-2.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-2.c
index 497c586..6187500 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-2.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-2.c
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ struct f { int w; int x[]; };
 struct g { struct f f; };
 struct g g1 = { { 0, { } } };
 struct g g2 = { { 0, { 1 } } }; /* { dg-error "nested context" "nested" } */
-				/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 10 } */
+				/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 10 } */
 struct h { int x[0]; int y; };
 struct h h1 = { { 0 }, 1 }; /* { dg-warning "excess elements" "excess" } */
-			    /* { dg-warning "near init" "before end" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
+			    /* { dg-message "near init" "before end" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-2.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-2.c
index f6e2bd5..6f76955 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-2.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-2.c
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 extern int i;
 int a[] = { [1 ? 1 : i] = 0 }; /* { dg-warning "array index in initializer is not an integer constant expression" } */
-/* { dg-warning "near initialization" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
+/* { dg-message "near initialization" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-3.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-3.c
index 5bb215c..036b0ea 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-3.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/array-const-3.c
@@ -6,4 +6,4 @@
 
 extern int i;
 int a[] = { [1 ? 1 : i] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer is not an integer constant expression" } */
-/* { dg-error "near initialization" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
+/* { dg-message "near initialization" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/c99-flex-array-7.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/c99-flex-array-7.c
index 8966e6c..88018b0 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/c99-flex-array-7.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/c99-flex-array-7.c
@@ -6,12 +6,12 @@
 struct s { int a; char b[]; };
 
 struct s a = { 0, "" }; /* { dg-error "initialization of a flexible array member" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 8 } */
 struct s b = { 0, { 0 } }; /* { dg-error "initialization of a flexible array member" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 10 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 10 } */
 struct s c = { 0, { } }; /* { dg-error "ISO C forbids empty initializer braces" } */
 struct s d = { .b = "" }; /* { dg-error "initialization of a flexible array member" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
 struct s e = { .b = { 0 } }; /* { dg-error "initialization of a flexible array member" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 15 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near init" { target *-*-* } 15 } */
 struct s f = { .b = { } }; /* { dg-error "ISO C forbids empty initializer braces" } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-1.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-1.c
index cc808b7..6599de0 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-1.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-1.c
@@ -19,27 +19,27 @@ char s1[1] = { "x" };
 char t[1] = "xy"; /* { dg-warning "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char t1[1] = { "xy" }; /* { dg-warning "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char u[1] = { "x", "x" }; /* { dg-error "excess elements in char array initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 21 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 21 } */
 
 int i = { }; /* { dg-error "empty scalar initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 24 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 24 } */
 
 int j = { 1 };
 
 int k = { 1, 2 }; /* { dg-warning "excess elements in scalar initializer" } */
-/* { dg-warning "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 29 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 29 } */
 
 int a1[1] = { [1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
 int a2[1] = { [-1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 34 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 34 } */
 int a3[1] = { [0 ... 1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index range in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 36 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 36 } */
 int a4[2] = { [1 ... 0] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "empty index range in initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 38 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 38 } */
 int a5[2] = { [0 ... 2] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index range in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 40 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 40 } */
 int a6[2] = { [-1 ... 1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 42 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 42 } */
 int a7[] = { [-1 ... 1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 44 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 44 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-2.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-2.c
index 1f0f78b..e151709 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-2.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-2.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void h(a)
      int a = 1; /* { dg-error "parameter 'a' is initialized" } */
 {
   struct s x = { 0 }; /* { dg-error "variable 'x' has initializer but incomplete type" } */
-  /* { dg-warning "excess elements|near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
+  /* { dg-message "excess elements|near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
   /* { dg-error "storage size" "size" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
 }
 
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ char s1[1] = { "x" };
 char t[1] = "xy"; /* { dg-warning "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char t1[1] = { "xy" }; /* { dg-warning "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char u[1] = { "x", "x" }; /* { dg-error "excess elements in char array initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 22 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 22 } */
 
 int j = { 1 };
 
 int k = { 1, 2 }; /* { dg-warning "excess elements in scalar initializer" } */
-/* { dg-warning "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 27 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 27 } */
 
 int a1[1] = { [1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 30 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 30 } */
 int a2[1] = { [-1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-3.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-3.c
index 109e65e..82a632a 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-3.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/init-bad-3.c
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ void h(a)
      int a = 1; /* { dg-error "parameter 'a' is initialized" } */
 {
   struct s x = { 0 }; /* { dg-error "variable 'x' has initializer but incomplete type" } */
-  /* { dg-error "excess elements|near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
+  /* { dg-message "excess elements|near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
   /* { dg-error "storage size" "size" { target *-*-* } 13 } */
 }
 
@@ -20,14 +20,14 @@ char s1[1] = { "x" };
 char t[1] = "xy"; /* { dg-error "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char t1[1] = { "xy" }; /* { dg-error "initializer-string for array of chars is too long" } */
 char u[1] = { "x", "x" }; /* { dg-error "excess elements in char array initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 22 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 22 } */
 
 int j = { 1 };
 
 int k = { 1, 2 }; /* { dg-error "excess elements in scalar initializer" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 27 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 27 } */
 
 int a1[1] = { [1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 30 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 30 } */
 int a2[1] = { [-1] = 0 }; /* { dg-error "array index in initializer exceeds array bounds" } */
-/* { dg-error "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
+/* { dg-message "near init" "near" { target *-*-* } 32 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pedwarn-init.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pedwarn-init.c
index 1261115..e3181d6 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pedwarn-init.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pedwarn-init.c
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ int a1 = { 1, 2 }; /* { dg-warning "15:excess elements in scalar initializer" }
 int a2[2] = { 1, 2, 3 }; /* { dg-warning "21:excess elements in array initializer" } */
 int a3[] = { [1 ? 1 : i] = 0 }; /* { dg-warning "15:array index in initializer is not an integer constant expression" } */
 int a4[] = { [1 ... 1 ? 2 : i] = 0 }; /* { dg-warning "15:array index in initializer is not an integer constant expression" } */
+/* { dg-warning "ISO C forbids" "ISO C" { target *-*-* } 14 } */
 char a5[] = ("lol"); /* { dg-warning "13:array initialized from parenthesized string constant" } */
 char a6[] = { ("foo") }; /* { dg-warning "13:array initialized from parenthesized string constant" } */
 char *a7 = (char []) { ("bar") }; /* { dg-warning "12:array initialized from parenthesized string constant" } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr53119.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr53119.c
index 044811d..93cd3fd 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr53119.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/pr53119.c
@@ -1,5 +1,4 @@
 /* { dg-do compile } */
-
 /* { dg-options "-Wmissing-braces -Wmissing-field-initializers" } */
 
 struct a {
@@ -21,5 +20,3 @@ int main (void)
 
   return 0;
 }
-
-/* { dg-excess-errors "note" } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/ucnid-8.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/ucnid-8.c
index df1f350..da72e2d 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/ucnid-8.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/ucnid-8.c
@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ void f (int b) { int \u00e9[b]; } /* { dg-warning "variable length array '\\\\U0
 void g (static int \u00e9); /* { dg-error "storage class specified for parameter '\\\\U000000e9'" } */
 
 struct s2 { int \u00e1; } \u00e9 = { { 0 } }; /* { dg-warning "braces around scalar initializer" } */
-/* { dg-warning "near initialization for '\\\\U000000e9\\.\\\\U000000e1'" "UCN diag" { target *-*-* } 15 } */
+/* { dg-message "near initialization for '\\\\U000000e9\\.\\\\U000000e1'" "UCN diag" { target *-*-* } 15 } */
diff --git gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-init-1.c gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-init-1.c
index 316bf98..5e20530 100644
--- gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-init-1.c
+++ gcc/testsuite/gcc.dg/vla-init-1.c
@@ -11,5 +11,5 @@ foo (void)
 {
   int x[a] = { 1 }; /* { dg-error "variable-sized object may not be initialized" "VLA init" } */
   /* { dg-warning "excess elements in array initializer" "excess" { target *-*-* } 12 } */
-  /* { dg-warning "near initialization" "near" { target *-*-* } 12 } */
+  /* { dg-message "near initialization" "near" { target *-*-* } 12 } */
 }
