diff --git a/scripts/qapi/parser.py b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
index 88221b3c64..82db595dcf 100644
--- a/scripts/qapi/parser.py
+++ b/scripts/qapi/parser.py
@@ -472,6 +472,8 @@ class QAPIDoc:
         # pylint: disable=too-few-public-methods
         def __init__(self, parser: QAPISchemaParser,
                      name: Optional[str] = None):
+            # section source info, i.e. where it begins
+            self.info = parser.info
             # parser, for error messages about indentation
             self._parser = parser
             # optional section name (argument/member or section name)
@@ -770,7 +772,7 @@ class QAPIDoc:
                      if not section.member]
             if bogus:
                 raise QAPISemError(
-                    self.info,
+                    args[bogus[0]].info,
                     "documented %s%s '%s' %s not exist" % (
                         what,
                         "s" if len(bogus) > 1 else "",
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.err
index d7286bb57c..1f6b7d2fe4 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-alternate-member.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-alternate-member.json:3: documented members 'aa', 'bb' do not exist
+doc-bad-alternate-member.json:7: documented members 'aa', 'bb' do not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.err
index 7137af3ec9..d6793e7fd8 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.json:9: documented member 'a' does not exist
+doc-bad-boxed-command-arg.json:11: documented member 'a' does not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-command-arg.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-command-arg.err
index 18ed076cef..b76167ec60 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-command-arg.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-command-arg.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-command-arg.json:3: documented member 'b' does not exist
+doc-bad-command-arg.json:6: documented member 'b' does not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-enum-member.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-enum-member.err
index 7efeb47363..0aa8d8e8e2 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-enum-member.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-enum-member.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-enum-member.json:3: documented member 'a' does not exist
+doc-bad-enum-member.json:5: documented member 'a' does not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-event-arg.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-event-arg.err
index d13cacf21f..90527d5f82 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-event-arg.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-event-arg.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-event-arg.json:3: documented member 'a' does not exist
+doc-bad-event-arg.json:5: documented member 'a' does not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-feature.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-feature.err
index 49d1746c3d..3166c6a305 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-feature.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-feature.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-feature.json:3: documented feature 'a' does not exist
+doc-bad-feature.json:7: documented feature 'a' does not exist
diff --git a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-union-member.err b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-union-member.err
index 6dd2726a65..cdf1225cab 100644
--- a/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-union-member.err
+++ b/tests/qapi-schema/doc-bad-union-member.err
@@ -1 +1 @@
-doc-bad-union-member.json:3: documented members 'a', 'b' do not exist
+doc-bad-union-member.json:5: documented members 'a', 'b' do not exist