diff --git a/Zend/zend_compile.c b/Zend/zend_compile.c
index 61e87a52919..eb74893886a 100644
--- a/Zend/zend_compile.c
+++ b/Zend/zend_compile.c
@@ -9995,6 +9995,8 @@ static void zend_compile_const_expr_const(zend_ast **ast_ptr) /* {{{ */
 	zval result;
 	zend_string *resolved_name;
 
+	CG(zend_lineno) = zend_ast_get_lineno(ast);
+
 	resolved_name = zend_resolve_const_name(
 		orig_name, name_ast->attr, &is_fully_qualified);
 
@@ -10005,7 +10007,6 @@ static void zend_compile_const_expr_const(zend_ast **ast_ptr) /* {{{ */
 		return;
 	}
 
-	CG(zend_lineno) = zend_ast_get_lineno(ast);
 	zend_ast_destroy(ast);
 	*ast_ptr = zend_ast_create_constant(resolved_name,
 		!is_fully_qualified && FC(current_namespace) ? IS_CONSTANT_UNQUALIFIED_IN_NAMESPACE : 0);