diff --git a/vlib/compiler/compile_errors.v b/vlib/compiler/compile_errors.v
index e4ed4fbb12..914922e992 100644
--- a/vlib/compiler/compile_errors.v
+++ b/vlib/compiler/compile_errors.v
@@ -208,7 +208,8 @@ fn (s mut Scanner) goto_scanner_position(scp ScannerPos) {
 	s.last_nl_pos = scp.last_nl_pos
 }
 
-fn (s mut Scanner) get_last_nl_from_pos(pos int) int {
+fn (s mut Scanner) get_last_nl_from_pos(_pos int) int {
+	mut pos := if _pos >= s.text.len { s.text.len-1 } else { _pos }
 	for i := pos; i >= 0; i-- {
 		if s.text[i] == `\n` {
 			return i