diff --git a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
index 1d7cbfc422c..f74e48c4635 100644
--- a/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
+++ b/lisp/emacs-lisp/bytecomp.el
@@ -972,8 +972,10 @@ Each function's symbol gets added to `byte-compile-noruntime-functions'."
 	 (pos (if (and byte-compile-current-file
 		       (integerp byte-compile-read-position))
 		  (with-current-buffer byte-compile-current-buffer
-		    (format "%d:%d:" (count-lines (point-min)
-						  byte-compile-last-position)
+		    (format "%d:%d:" 
+			    (save-excursion
+			      (goto-char byte-compile-last-position)
+			      (1+ (count-lines (point-min) (point-at-bol))))
 			    (save-excursion
 			      (goto-char byte-compile-last-position)
 			      (1+ (current-column)))))