diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
index a1ceaa8b6b..a686f5e024 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/index.js
@@ -430,7 +430,7 @@ exports.parse = function (code) {
       err.column = err.loc.column;
 
       // remove trailing "(LINE:COLUMN)" acorn message and add in esprima syntax error message start
-      err.message = "Line X: " + err.message.replace(/ \((\d+):(\d+)\)$/, "");
+      err.message = "Line " + err.lineNumber + ": " + err.message.replace(/ \((\d+):(\d+)\)$/, "");
     }
 
     throw err;
diff --git a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
index 3d2bd82e07..c3f6721fd5 100644
--- a/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
+++ b/eslint/babel-eslint-parser/test/non-regression.js
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ describe("verify", function () {
     verifyAndAssertMessages(
       "{ , res }",
       {},
-      [ "1:2 Line X: Unexpected token" ]
+      [ "1:2 Unexpected token" ]
     );
   });