diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
index 52b0c1ffa9..6e969f094b 100644
--- a/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/assign.v
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ fn (mut p Parser) partial_assign_stmt(left []ast.Expr, left_comments []ast.Comme
 		for r in right {
 			has_cross_var = p.check_cross_variables(left, r)
 			if op !in [.assign, .decl_assign] {
-				p.error('unexpected $op.str(), expecting := or = or comma')
+				p.error_with_pos('unexpected $op.str(), expecting := or = or comma', pos)
 				return ast.Stmt{}
 			}
 			if has_cross_var {
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.out b/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4e1a64ce1e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.out
@@ -0,0 +1,7 @@
+vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.vv:3:10: error: unexpected +=, expecting := or = or comma
+    1 | fn main() {
+    2 |     mut a, mut b, mut c := 0,1, 2 
+    3 |     a, b, c += 1, 2, 4
+      |             ~~
+    4 |     println('$a $b $c')
+    5 | }
diff --git a/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.vv b/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.vv
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..26257b8833
--- /dev/null
+++ b/vlib/v/parser/tests/multi_argumented_assign_err.vv
@@ -0,0 +1,5 @@
+fn main() {
+	mut a, mut b, mut c := 0,1, 2 
+	a, b, c += 1, 2, 4
+	println('$a $b $c')
+}