diff --git a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
index 28994399e25cf9..bcd9d26b36846f 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
@@ -224,6 +224,7 @@ def run(self):
         info['source'].append((env.docname, target))
 
         pnode = nodes.paragraph(text, classes=["audit-hook"], ids=ids)
+        pnode.line = self.lineno
         if self.content:
             self.state.nested_parse(self.content, self.content_offset, pnode)
         else: