diff --git a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnalyzingUtils.java b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnalyzingUtils.java
index 0956d5b91f2..201c3a91e49 100644
--- a/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnalyzingUtils.java
+++ b/idea/src/org/jetbrains/jet/lang/resolve/AnalyzingUtils.java
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ public class AnalyzingUtils {
 
             @Override
             public void visitErrorElement(PsiErrorElement element) {
-                throw new IllegalArgumentException(element.getErrorDescription());
+                throw new IllegalArgumentException(element.getErrorDescription() + " at offset " + element.getTextRange().getStartOffset());
             }
         });
     }