diff --git a/scripts/kernel-doc b/scripts/kernel-doc
index eb635eb94c..3fd6f3925e 100755
--- a/scripts/kernel-doc
+++ b/scripts/kernel-doc
@@ -1624,6 +1624,8 @@ sub dump_function($$) {
     my $file = shift;
     my $noret = 0;
 
+    print_lineno($.);
+
     $prototype =~ s/^static +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^extern +//;
     $prototype =~ s/^asmlinkage +//;