diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..aef33f63c2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.out
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.vv:1:12: error: unexpected eof, expecting `}`
+    1 | fn main() {
+      |            ^
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fd74173764
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/fn_decl_unexpected_eof.vv
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+fn main() {
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
index 4768171747..73e37c18f2 100644
--- a/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
+++ b/vlib/v/scanner/scanner.v
@@ -191,7 +191,7 @@ fn (s &Scanner) new_eof_token() token.Token {
 		kind: .eof
 		lit: ''
 		line_nr: s.line_nr + 1
-		col: 1
+		col: s.current_column()
 		pos: s.pos
 		len: 1
 		tidx: s.tidx
@@ -576,7 +576,7 @@ pub fn (mut s Scanner) buffer_scan() token.Token {
 		}
 		return s.all_tokens[cidx]
 	}
-	return s.new_token(.eof, '', 1)
+	return s.new_eof_token()
 }
 
 [inline]