diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-idl.c b/src/shared/varlink-idl.c
index 42151316cc..5c0d720459 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-idl.c
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-idl.c
@@ -516,7 +516,10 @@ static int varlink_idl_subparse_token(
 
                 l = token_match(*p, allowed_delimiters, allowed_chars);
                 if (l == 0)
-                        return varlink_idl_log(SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBADMSG), "Couldn't find token of allowed chars '%s' or allowed delimiters '%s'.", strempty(allowed_chars), strempty(allowed_delimiters));
+                        return varlink_idl_log(
+                                        SYNTHETIC_ERRNO(EBADMSG),
+                                        "%u:%u: Couldn't find token of allowed chars '%s' or allowed delimiters '%s'.",
+                                        *line, *column, strempty(allowed_chars), strempty(allowed_delimiters));
         }
 
         t = strndup(*p, l);
diff --git a/src/shared/varlink-idl.h b/src/shared/varlink-idl.h
index f2d4892eee..6d0b3490fb 100644
--- a/src/shared/varlink-idl.h
+++ b/src/shared/varlink-idl.h
@@ -82,25 +82,25 @@ struct VarlinkInterface {
         const VarlinkSymbol *symbols[];
 };
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)        \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)          \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = (_field_type), .field_flags = (_field_flags) }
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD_BY_TYPE(_name, _named_type, _field_flags) \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_FIELD_BY_TYPE(_name, _named_type, _field_flags)  \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = VARLINK_NAMED_TYPE, .named_type = #_named_type, .symbol = &vl_type_ ## _named_type, .field_flags = (_field_flags) }
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)        \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)          \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = (_field_type), .field_flags = (_field_flags), .field_direction = VARLINK_INPUT }
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT_BY_TYPE(_name, _named_type, _field_flags) \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_INPUT_BY_TYPE(_name, _named_type, _field_flags)  \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = VARLINK_NAMED_TYPE, .named_type = #_named_type, .symbol = &vl_type_ ## _named_type, .field_flags = (_field_flags), .field_direction = VARLINK_INPUT }
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)        \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT(_name, _field_type, _field_flags)         \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = (_field_type), .field_flags = (_field_flags), .field_direction = VARLINK_OUTPUT }
 
 #define VARLINK_DEFINE_OUTPUT_BY_TYPE(_name, _named_type, _field_flags) \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = VARLINK_NAMED_TYPE, .named_type = #_named_type, .symbol = &vl_type_ ## _named_type, .field_flags = (_field_flags), .field_direction = VARLINK_OUTPUT }
 
-#define VARLINK_DEFINE_ENUM_VALUE(_name) \
+#define VARLINK_DEFINE_ENUM_VALUE(_name)                                \
         { .name = #_name, .field_type = VARLINK_ENUM_VALUE }
 
 #define VARLINK_DEFINE_METHOD(_name, ...)                               \