diff --git a/parser.c b/parser.c
index dc9c14d..dfdde8f 100644
--- a/parser.c
+++ b/parser.c
@@ -9181,6 +9181,8 @@
      */
     if (name != (xmlChar*)1) {
         if (name == NULL) name = BAD_CAST "unparseable";
+        if ((line == 0) && (ctxt->node != NULL))
+            line = ctxt->node->line;
         xmlFatalErrMsgStrIntStr(ctxt, XML_ERR_TAG_NAME_MISMATCH,
 		     "Opening and ending tag mismatch: %s line %d and %s\n",
 		                ctxt->name, line, name);