diff --git a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
index db7b3e7ace8e..f235d57fe302 100644
--- a/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
+++ b/modules/gdscript/gdscript_parser.cpp
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ void GDScriptParser::push_error(const String &p_message, const Node *p_origin) {
 	panic_mode = true;
 	// TODO: Improve positional information.
 	if (p_origin == nullptr) {
-		errors.push_back({ p_message, current.start_line, current.start_column });
+		errors.push_back({ p_message, previous.start_line, previous.start_column });
 	} else {
 		errors.push_back({ p_message, p_origin->start_line, p_origin->leftmost_column });
 	}