diff --git a/src/load.c b/src/load.c
index 14022ca..5f49fbc 100644
--- a/src/load.c
+++ b/src/load.c
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ static void json_set_error(json_error_t *error, const json_lex *lex,
         }
     }
     else
-        snprintf(error->text, JSON_ERROR_TEXT_LENGTH, "%s", msg);
+    {
+        error->line = -1;
+        snprintf(error->text, JSON_ERROR_TEXT_LENGTH, "%s", text);
+    }
 }