diff --git a/pandas/tests/indexes/categorical/test_indexing.py b/pandas/tests/indexes/categorical/test_indexing.py
index 507e38d9acac2..1d41e17e327a8 100644
--- a/pandas/tests/indexes/categorical/test_indexing.py
+++ b/pandas/tests/indexes/categorical/test_indexing.py
@@ -65,7 +65,8 @@ def test_take_fill_value(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
             idx.take(np.array([1, 0, -5]), fill_value=True)
 
-        with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+        msg = "index -5 is out of bounds for (axis 0 with )?size 3"
+        with pytest.raises(IndexError, match=msg):
             idx.take(np.array([1, -5]))
 
     def test_take_fill_value_datetime(self):
@@ -104,7 +105,8 @@ def test_take_fill_value_datetime(self):
         with pytest.raises(ValueError, match=msg):
             idx.take(np.array([1, 0, -5]), fill_value=True)
 
-        with pytest.raises(IndexError):
+        msg = "index -5 is out of bounds for (axis 0 with )?size 3"
+        with pytest.raises(IndexError, match=msg):
             idx.take(np.array([1, -5]))
 
     def test_take_invalid_kwargs(self):