diff --git a/lib/checkclass.cpp b/lib/checkclass.cpp
index 217d036c7..34d594703 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.cpp
+++ b/lib/checkclass.cpp
@@ -2435,17 +2435,19 @@ void CheckClass::checkDuplInheritedMembers()
 }
 
 void CheckClass::duplInheritedMembersError(const Token *tok1, const Token* tok2,
-        const std::string &derivedname, const std::string &basename,
-        const std::string &variablename, bool derivedIsStruct, bool baseIsStruct)
+        const std::string &derivedName, const std::string &baseName,
+        const std::string &variableName, bool derivedIsStruct, bool baseIsStruct)
 {
-    std::list<const Token *> toks = { tok1, tok2 };
+    ErrorPath errorPath;
+    errorPath.emplace_back(tok2, "Parent variable '" + baseName + "::" + variableName + "'");
+    errorPath.emplace_back(tok1, "Derived variable '" + derivedName + "::" + variableName + "'");
 
-    const std::string symbols = "$symbol:" + derivedname + "\n$symbol:" + variablename + "\n$symbol:" + basename;
+    const std::string symbols = "$symbol:" + derivedName + "\n$symbol:" + variableName + "\n$symbol:" + baseName;
 
-    const std::string message = "The " + std::string(derivedIsStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '" + derivedname +
-                                "' defines member variable with name '" + variablename + "' also defined in its parent " +
-                                std::string(baseIsStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '" + basename + "'.";
-    reportError(toks, Severity::warning, "duplInheritedMember", symbols + '\n' + message, CWE398, false);
+    const std::string message = "The " + std::string(derivedIsStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '" + derivedName +
+                                "' defines member variable with name '" + variableName + "' also defined in its parent " +
+                                std::string(baseIsStruct ? "struct" : "class") + " '" + baseName + "'.";
+    reportError(errorPath, Severity::warning, "duplInheritedMember", symbols + '\n' + message, CWE398, false);
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/checkclass.h b/lib/checkclass.h
index 60a1105cf..549a4ef4e 100644
--- a/lib/checkclass.h
+++ b/lib/checkclass.h
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ private:
     void selfInitializationError(const Token* tok, const std::string& varname);
     void pureVirtualFunctionCallInConstructorError(const Function * scopeFunction, const std::list<const Token *> & tokStack, const std::string &purefuncname);
     void virtualFunctionCallInConstructorError(const Function * scopeFunction, const std::list<const Token *> & tokStack, const std::string &funcname);
-    void duplInheritedMembersError(const Token* tok1, const Token* tok2, const std::string &derivedname, const std::string &basename, const std::string &variablename, bool derivedIsStruct, bool baseIsStruct);
+    void duplInheritedMembersError(const Token* tok1, const Token* tok2, const std::string &derivedName, const std::string &baseName, const std::string &variableName, bool derivedIsStruct, bool baseIsStruct);
     void copyCtorAndEqOperatorError(const Token *tok, const std::string &classname, bool isStruct, bool hasCopyCtor);
     void unsafeClassDivZeroError(const Token *tok, const std::string &className, const std::string &methodName, const std::string &varName);
     void overrideError(const Function *funcInBase, const Function *funcInDerived);
diff --git a/test/testclass.cpp b/test/testclass.cpp
index d29efe926..e293dcfad 100644
--- a/test/testclass.cpp
+++ b/test/testclass.cpp
@@ -457,7 +457,7 @@ private:
                                   "struct Derived : Base {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"
                                   "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6] -> [test.cpp:3]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:6]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base'.\n", errout.str());
 
         checkDuplInheritedMembers("class Base {\n"
                                   "   protected:\n"
@@ -466,7 +466,7 @@ private:
                                   "struct Derived : public Base {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"
                                   "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:6] -> [test.cpp:3]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:6]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base'.\n", errout.str());
 
         checkDuplInheritedMembers("class Base0 {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"
@@ -489,7 +489,7 @@ private:
                                   "struct Derived : Base0, Base1 {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"
                                   "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:9] -> [test.cpp:3]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base0'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:9]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base0'.\n", errout.str());
 
         checkDuplInheritedMembers("class Base0 {\n"
                                   "   protected:\n"
@@ -502,8 +502,8 @@ private:
                                   "struct Derived : Base0, Base1 {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"
                                   "};");
-        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:10] -> [test.cpp:3]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base0'.\n"
-                      "[test.cpp:10] -> [test.cpp:7]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base1'.\n", errout.str());
+        ASSERT_EQUALS("[test.cpp:3] -> [test.cpp:10]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base0'.\n"
+                      "[test.cpp:7] -> [test.cpp:10]: (warning) The struct 'Derived' defines member variable with name 'x' also defined in its parent class 'Base1'.\n", errout.str());
 
         checkDuplInheritedMembers("class Base {\n"
                                   "   int x;\n"