diff --git a/artiq/compiler/fold_constants.py b/artiq/compiler/fold_constants.py
index 3ab9d31c0..8d80e0824 100644
--- a/artiq/compiler/fold_constants.py
+++ b/artiq/compiler/fold_constants.py
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ class _ConstantFolder(ast.NodeTransformer):
 			result = value_to_ast(op(operand))
 		except:
 			return node
-		return result
+		return ast.copy_location(result, node)
 
 	def visit_BinOp(self, node):
 		self.generic_visit(node)
@@ -77,6 +77,6 @@ class _ConstantFolder(ast.NodeTransformer):
 			result = value_to_ast(op(left, right))
 		except:
 			return node
-		return result
+		return ast.copy_location(result, node)
 
 fold_constants = make_stmt_transformer(_ConstantFolder)
diff --git a/artiq/compiler/inline.py b/artiq/compiler/inline.py
index 60523cc24..6f007738a 100644
--- a/artiq/compiler/inline.py
+++ b/artiq/compiler/inline.py
@@ -136,7 +136,9 @@ class _ReferenceReplacer(ast.NodeTransformer):
 		self.module = inspect.getmodule(self.obj)
 
 	def visit_ref(self, node):
-		return self.rm.get(self.obj, self.funcname, node)
+		return ast.copy_location(
+			self.rm.get(self.obj, self.funcname, node),
+			node)
 
 	visit_Name = visit_ref
 	visit_Attribute = visit_ref
@@ -151,8 +153,10 @@ class _ReferenceReplacer(ast.NodeTransformer):
 
 		if func in _embeddable_calls:
 			new_func = ast.Name(func.__name__, ast.Load())
-			return ast.Call(func=new_func, args=new_args,
-				keywords=[], starargs=None, kwargs=None)
+			return ast.copy_location(
+				ast.Call(func=new_func, args=new_args,
+				keywords=[], starargs=None, kwargs=None),
+				node)
 		elif hasattr(func, "k_function_info") and getattr(func.__self__, func.k_function_info.core_name) is self.core:
 			args = [func.__self__] + new_args
 			inlined, _ = inline(self.core, func.k_function_info.k_function, args, dict(), self.rm)
@@ -160,8 +164,10 @@ class _ReferenceReplacer(ast.NodeTransformer):
 		else:
 			args = [ast.Str("rpc"), ast.Num(self.rm.rpc_map[func])]
 			args += new_args
-			return ast.Call(func=ast.Name("syscall", ast.Load()),
-				args=args, keywords=[], starargs=None, kwargs=None)
+			return ast.copy_location(
+				ast.Call(func=ast.Name("syscall", ast.Load()),
+				args=args, keywords=[], starargs=None, kwargs=None),
+				node)
 
 	def visit_Expr(self, node):
 		if isinstance(node.value, ast.Call):
diff --git a/artiq/compiler/tools.py b/artiq/compiler/tools.py
index 867affcbb..8eca52e74 100644
--- a/artiq/compiler/tools.py
+++ b/artiq/compiler/tools.py
@@ -4,7 +4,8 @@ from artiq.language import experiment, units
 
 def eval_ast(expr, symdict=dict()):
 	if not isinstance(expr, ast.Expression):
-		expr = ast.Expression(expr)
+		expr = ast.copy_location(ast.Expression(expr), expr)
+	ast.fix_missing_locations(expr)
 	code = compile(expr, "<ast>", "eval")
 	return eval(code, symdict)