1 files changed, 4 insertions, 1 deletions
diff --git a/parser.y b/parser.y
index c2d809c9..78cdf9a0 100644
--- a/parser.y
+++ b/parser.y
@@ -1908,9 +1908,12 @@ int parse(parser_t *parser, val name, enum prime_parser prim)
 
   uw_catch_end;
 
-  if (parser->errors && parser->syntax_tree == nil && start_line != 1)
+  if (parser->errors && parser->syntax_tree == nil &&
+      parser->lineno != start_line)
+  {
     yyerrorf(parser->scanner, lit("while parsing form starting at line ~a"),
              num(start_line), nao);
+  }
 
   return res;
 }