diff --git a/src/pcre2_compile.c b/src/pcre2_compile.c
index eaa33fc..da82b9e 100644
--- a/src/pcre2_compile.c
+++ b/src/pcre2_compile.c
@@ -2988,6 +2988,7 @@ for (; ptr < cb->end_pattern; ptr++)
   if ((unsigned int)arglen > MAX_MARK)
     {
     *errorcodeptr = ERR76;
+    *ptrptr = ptr;  
     return -1;
     }
   }
diff --git a/testdata/testoutput9 b/testdata/testoutput9
index 3762b6e..670ea67 100644
--- a/testdata/testoutput9
+++ b/testdata/testoutput9
@@ -314,7 +314,7 @@ Failed: error 176 at offset 259: name is too long in (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP),
     XX
      
 /(*:0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF)XX/mark,alt_verbnames
-Failed: error 176 at offset 3: name is too long in (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP), or (*THEN)
+Failed: error 176 at offset 258: name is too long in (*MARK), (*PRUNE), (*SKIP), or (*THEN)
     XX
      
 /(*:0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDEF0123456789ABCDE)XX/mark