diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/scope.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/scope.go
index 64b1b18141..072b8089b0 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/scope.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/scope.go
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ func dcopy(a, b *Sym) {
 	a.Name = b.Name
 	a.Def = b.Def
 	a.Block = b.Block
+	a.Lastlineno = b.Lastlineno
 }
 
 func push() *Sym {
diff --git a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/sym.go b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/sym.go
index d9b6d92abe..f79b07b16c 100644
--- a/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/sym.go
+++ b/src/cmd/compile/internal/types/sym.go
@@ -18,15 +18,15 @@ import (
 // allows using Sym pointer equality to test for Go identifier uniqueness when
 // handling selector expressions.
 type Sym struct {
-	Importdef  *Pkg     // where imported definition was found
-	Linkname   string   // link name
-	Lastlineno src.XPos // last declaration for diagnostic
+	Importdef *Pkg   // where imported definition was found
+	Linkname  string // link name
 
 	// saved and restored by dcopy
-	Pkg   *Pkg
-	Name  string // object name
-	Def   *Node  // definition: ONAME OTYPE OPACK or OLITERAL
-	Block int32  // blocknumber to catch redeclaration
+	Pkg        *Pkg
+	Name       string   // object name
+	Def        *Node    // definition: ONAME OTYPE OPACK or OLITERAL
+	Block      int32    // blocknumber to catch redeclaration
+	Lastlineno src.XPos // last declaration for diagnostic
 
 	flags   bitset8
 	Label   *Node // corresponding label (ephemeral)
diff --git a/test/fixedbugs/issue20415.go b/test/fixedbugs/issue20415.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..6f2c342ce4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/fixedbugs/issue20415.go
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// errorcheck
+
+// Copyright 2017 The Go Authors. All rights reserved.
+// Use of this source code is governed by a BSD-style
+// license that can be found in the LICENSE file.
+
+// Make sure redeclaration errors report correct position.
+
+package p
+
+// 1
+var f byte
+
+var f interface{} // ERROR "previous declaration at issue20415.go:12"
+
+func _(f int) {
+}
+
+// 2
+var g byte
+
+func _(g int) {
+}
+
+var g interface{} // ERROR "previous declaration at issue20415.go:20"
+
+// 3
+func _(h int) {
+}
+
+var h byte
+
+var h interface{} // ERROR "previous declaration at issue20415.go:31"