diff --git a/testing/test_junitxml.py b/testing/test_junitxml.py
index 65e3ca03f..d019f87cc 100644
--- a/testing/test_junitxml.py
+++ b/testing/test_junitxml.py
@@ -475,6 +475,7 @@ def test_logxml_changingdir(testdir):
     assert testdir.tmpdir.join("a/x.xml").check()
 
 def test_logxml_makedir(testdir):
+    """--junitxml should automatically create directories for the xml file"""
     testdir.makepyfile("""
         def test_pass():
             pass
diff --git a/testing/test_resultlog.py b/testing/test_resultlog.py
index 96686d3a2..ef1d6d040 100644
--- a/testing/test_resultlog.py
+++ b/testing/test_resultlog.py
@@ -181,6 +181,7 @@ def test_generic(testdir, LineMatcher):
     ])
 
 def test_makedir_for_resultlog(testdir, LineMatcher):
+    """--resultlog should automatically create directories for the log file"""
     testdir.plugins.append("resultlog")
     testdir.makepyfile("""
         import pytest