diff --git a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
index ade2374616..3306988d34 100644
--- a/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
+++ b/vlib/v/builder/cc.v
@@ -941,12 +941,12 @@ fn missing_compiler_info() string {
 
 fn error_context_lines(text string, keyword string, before int, after int) []string {
 	khighlight := if term.can_show_color_on_stdout() { term.red(keyword) } else { keyword }
-	mut eline_idx := 0
+	mut eline_idx := -1
 	mut lines := text.split_into_lines()
 	for idx, eline in lines {
 		if eline.contains(keyword) {
 			lines[idx] = lines[idx].replace(keyword, khighlight)
-			if eline_idx == 0 {
+			if eline_idx == -1 {
 				eline_idx = idx
 			}
 		}