diff --git a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
index 29328807..d17045c8 100644
--- a/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
+++ b/nac3core/src/codegen/stmt.rs
@@ -26,12 +26,16 @@ pub fn gen_var<'ctx, 'a>(
     ctx: &mut CodeGenContext<'ctx, 'a>,
     ty: BasicTypeEnum<'ctx>,
 ) -> Result<PointerValue<'ctx>, String> {
+    let loc = ctx.builder.get_current_debug_location();
     // put the alloca in init block
     let current = ctx.builder.get_insert_block().unwrap();
     // position before the last branching instruction...
     ctx.builder.position_before(&ctx.init_bb.get_last_instruction().unwrap());
     let ptr = ctx.builder.build_alloca(ty, "tmp");
     ctx.builder.position_at_end(current);
+    if let Some(l) = loc {
+        ctx.builder.set_current_debug_location(ctx.ctx, l);
+    }
     Ok(ptr)
 }