diff --git a/lib/errorlogger.cpp b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
index f9ff4f4a2..f57caa20e 100644
--- a/lib/errorlogger.cpp
+++ b/lib/errorlogger.cpp
@@ -611,7 +611,7 @@ std::string ErrorLogger::ErrorMessage::FileLocation::stringify() const
 {
     std::ostringstream oss;
     oss << '[' << Path::toNativeSeparators(mFileName);
-    if (line != 0)
+    if (line != Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE)
         oss << ':' << line;
     oss << ']';
     return oss.str();
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.cpp b/lib/suppressions.cpp
index 589bef9b3..b57f97a51 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.cpp
+++ b/lib/suppressions.cpp
@@ -144,10 +144,10 @@ std::string Suppressions::addSuppressionLine(const std::string &line)
                     std::istringstream istr1(suppression.fileName.substr(pos+1));
                     istr1 >> suppression.lineNumber;
                 } catch (...) {
-                    suppression.lineNumber = 0;
+                    suppression.lineNumber = Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE;
                 }
 
-                if (suppression.lineNumber > 0) {
+                if (suppression.lineNumber > Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE) {
                     suppression.fileName.erase(pos);
                 }
             }
@@ -233,7 +233,7 @@ bool Suppressions::Suppression::isSuppressed(const Suppressions::ErrorMessage &e
         return false;
     if (!fileName.empty() && !matchglob(fileName, errmsg.getFileName()))
         return false;
-    if (lineNumber > 0 && lineNumber != errmsg.lineNumber)
+    if (lineNumber > NO_LINE && lineNumber != errmsg.lineNumber)
         return false;
     if (!symbolName.empty()) {
         for (std::string::size_type pos = 0; pos < errmsg.symbolNames.size();) {
@@ -269,7 +269,7 @@ std::string Suppressions::Suppression::getText() const
         ret = errorId;
     if (!fileName.empty())
         ret += " fileName=" + fileName;
-    if (lineNumber > 0)
+    if (lineNumber > NO_LINE)
         ret += " lineNumber=" + MathLib::toString(lineNumber);
     if (!symbolName.empty())
         ret += " symbolName=" + symbolName;
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ void Suppressions::dump(std::ostream & out)
         out << " errorId=\"" << ErrorLogger::toxml(suppression.errorId) << '"';
         if (!suppression.fileName.empty())
             out << " fileName=\"" << ErrorLogger::toxml(suppression.fileName) << '"';
-        if (suppression.lineNumber > 0)
+        if (suppression.lineNumber > Suppression::NO_LINE)
             out << " lineNumber=\"" << suppression.lineNumber << '"';
         if (!suppression.symbolName.empty())
             out << " symbolName=\"" << ErrorLogger::toxml(suppression.symbolName) << '\"';
diff --git a/lib/suppressions.h b/lib/suppressions.h
index 623d1ed5b..f21832f8c 100644
--- a/lib/suppressions.h
+++ b/lib/suppressions.h
@@ -98,7 +98,7 @@ public:
         std::string symbolName;
         bool matched;
 
-        static const int NO_LINE = 0;
+        enum { NO_LINE = -1 };
     };
 
     /**
diff --git a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
index 32342351a..8dba23d78 100644
--- a/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
+++ b/test/testerrorlogger.cpp
@@ -301,7 +301,7 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
         suppressions.clear();
         suppressions.emplace_back("abc", "a.c", 10U);
-        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "*", 0U);
+        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "*", Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE);
         reportUnmatchedSuppressions(suppressions);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
@@ -309,7 +309,7 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
         suppressions.clear();
         suppressions.emplace_back("abc", "a.c", 10U);
-        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "a.c", 0U);
+        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "a.c", Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE);
         reportUnmatchedSuppressions(suppressions);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("", errout.str());
 
@@ -325,7 +325,7 @@ private:
         errout.str("");
         suppressions.clear();
         suppressions.emplace_back("abc", "a.c", 10U);
-        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "b.c", 0U);
+        suppressions.emplace_back("unmatchedSuppression", "b.c", Suppressions::Suppression::NO_LINE);
         reportUnmatchedSuppressions(suppressions);
         ASSERT_EQUALS("[a.c:10]: (information) Unmatched suppression: abc\n", errout.str());
 
diff --git a/test/testsuppressions.cpp b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
index 0280acf2f..7e9623c03 100644
--- a/test/testsuppressions.cpp
+++ b/test/testsuppressions.cpp
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 #include "suppressions.h"
 #include "testsuite.h"
 #include "threadexecutor.h"
+#include "path.h"
 
 #include <cstddef>
 #include <list>
@@ -46,6 +47,7 @@ private:
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsSettings);
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsMultiFile);
         TEST_CASE(suppressionsPathSeparator);
+        TEST_CASE(suppressionsLine0);
 
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress);
         TEST_CASE(inlinesuppress_symbolname);
@@ -403,6 +405,12 @@ private:
         ASSERT_EQUALS(true, s2.isSuppressed(errorMessage("abc", "include/1.h", 142)));
     }
 
+    void suppressionsLine0() {
+        Suppressions suppressions;
+        suppressions.addSuppressionLine("syntaxError:*:0");
+        ASSERT_EQUALS(true, suppressions.isSuppressed(errorMessage("syntaxError", "test.cpp", 0)));
+    }
+
     void inlinesuppress() {
         Suppressions::Suppression s;
         std::string msg;