diff --git a/vlib/v/util/errors.v b/vlib/v/util/errors.v
index 433d0e91d5..16e675c210 100644
--- a/vlib/v/util/errors.v
+++ b/vlib/v/util/errors.v
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ pub fn formated_error(kind string /*error or warn*/, emsg string, filepath strin
 				pointerline << if emanager.support_color { term.bold(term.blue('^')) } else { '^' }
 				break
 			}
-			clines << '${0:5d}| ' + pointerline.join('')
+			clines << '       ' + pointerline.join('')
 		}
 	}
 	source_context += clines.join('\n')