diff --git a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
index 2fad9ec00cd568..74de6ffa75559e 100644
--- a/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
+++ b/Doc/tools/extensions/pyspecific.py
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@ 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: