@@ -4548,6 +4548,16 @@ symtable_update_flags(struct compiling *c, PySymtableEntryObject *ste,
 	return 0;
 }
 
+static int
+symtable_error(struct symtable *st, int lineno)
+{
+	if (lineno == 0)
+		lineno = st->st_cur->ste_lineno;
+	PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename, lineno);
+	st->st_errors++;
+	return -1;
+}
+
 static int
 symtable_load_symbols(struct compiling *c)
 {
@@ -4612,9 +4622,7 @@ symtable_load_symbols(struct compiling *c)
 			if (flags & DEF_PARAM) {
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError, LOCAL_GLOBAL,
 					     PyString_AS_STRING(name));
-				PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename, 
-						   ste->ste_lineno);
-				st->st_errors++;
+				symtable_error(st, 0);
 				goto fail;
 			}
 			if (PyDict_SetItem(c->c_globals, name, Py_None) < 0)
@@ -4959,9 +4967,7 @@ symtable_add_def_o(struct symtable *st, PyObject *dict,
 	    if ((flag & DEF_PARAM) && (val & DEF_PARAM)) {
 		    PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError, DUPLICATE_ARGUMENT,
 				 PyString_AsString(name));
-		    PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename,
-				       st->st_cur->ste_lineno);
-		    return -1;
+		    return symtable_error(st, 0);
 	    }
 	    val |= flag;
 	} else
@@ -5358,9 +5364,7 @@ symtable_global(struct symtable *st, node *n)
 				PyErr_Format(PyExc_SyntaxError,
 				     "name '%.400s' is local and global",
 					     name);
-				PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename,
-						   st->st_cur->ste_lineno);
-				st->st_errors++;
+				symtable_error(st, 0);
 				return;
 			}
 			else {
@@ -5420,9 +5424,7 @@ symtable_import(struct symtable *st, node *n)
 			if (n->n_lineno >= st->st_future->ff_last_lineno) {
 				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError,
 						LATE_FUTURE);
- 				PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename,
-						   n->n_lineno);
-				st->st_errors++;
+				symtable_error(st, n->n_lineno);
 				return;
 			}
 		}
@@ -5515,9 +5517,8 @@ symtable_assign(struct symtable *st, node *n, int def_flag)
 			if (strcmp(STR(tmp), "__debug__") == 0) {
 				PyErr_SetString(PyExc_SyntaxError, 
 						ASSIGN_DEBUG);
-				PyErr_SyntaxLocation(st->st_filename,
-						     n->n_lineno);
-				st->st_errors++;
+				symtable_error(st, n->n_lineno);
+				return;
 			}
 			symtable_add_def(st, STR(tmp), DEF_LOCAL | def_flag);
 		}