diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/swt.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/swt.go
index 09ce443530..07d324c593 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/swt.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/gc/swt.go
@@ -107,6 +107,7 @@ func typecheckswitch(n *Node) {
 		if ncase.List.Len() == 0 {
 			// default
 			if def != nil {
+				setlineno(ncase)
 				Yyerror("multiple defaults in switch (first at %v)", def.Line())
 			} else {
 				def = ncase
diff --git a/test/switch6.go b/test/switch6.go
index bd62c620b6..32392d8f73 100644
--- a/test/switch6.go
+++ b/test/switch6.go
@@ -21,12 +21,12 @@ func f0(e error) {
 
 // Verify that the compiler rejects multiple default cases.
 func f1(e interface{}) {
-	switch e { // ERROR "multiple defaults in switch"
-	default:
+	switch e {
 	default:
+	default: // ERROR "multiple defaults in switch"
 	}
-	switch e.(type) { // ERROR "multiple defaults in switch"
-	default:
+	switch e.(type) {
 	default:
+	default: // ERROR "multiple defaults in switch"
 	}
 }