diff --git a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
index 627568a0d..53ab47505 100644
--- a/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
+++ b/src/checkstyle/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/Verifier.java
@@ -664,7 +664,7 @@ class Verifier
         final int after = aColNo - 1;
         if (after < line.length()) {
             if (Character.isWhitespace(line.charAt(after))) {
-                log(aLineNo, "'(' is followed by whitespace.");
+                log(aLineNo, after, "'(' is followed by whitespace.");
             }
         }
     }
@@ -686,7 +686,7 @@ class Verifier
         final int before = aColNo - 3;
         if (before >= 0) {
             if (Character.isWhitespace(line.charAt(before))) {
-                log(aLineNo, "')' is preceeded by whitespace.");
+                log(aLineNo, before, "')' is preceeded by whitespace.");
             }
         }
     }
diff --git a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
index 67bc8cae8..845a0df84 100644
--- a/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
+++ b/src/tests/com/puppycrawl/tools/checkstyle/CheckerTest.java
@@ -112,13 +112,13 @@ public class CheckerTest
             filepath + ":37: 'synchronized' is not followed by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":39: 'try' is not followed by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":41: 'catch' is not followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":58: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":58: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":58: 'if' is not followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":58:12: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":58:36: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":59:9: '{' should be on the previous line.",
             filepath + ":63:9: '{' should be on the previous line.",
-            filepath + ":74: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":74: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":74:13: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":74:18: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":75:9: '{' should be on the previous line.",
             filepath + ":76: 'return' is not followed by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":79:9: '{' should be on the previous line.",
@@ -553,14 +553,14 @@ public class CheckerTest
         final String filepath = getPath("InputScopeAnonInner.java");
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
-            filepath + ":37: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":43: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":51: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":37:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":43:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":51:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":57:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }
@@ -574,16 +574,16 @@ public class CheckerTest
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
             filepath + ":26: method is missing a Javadoc comment.",
-            filepath + ":37: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":37:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":39: method is missing a Javadoc comment.",
-            filepath + ":43: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":51: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":43:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":51:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
             filepath + ":53: method is missing a Javadoc comment.",
-            filepath + ":57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":57:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }
@@ -613,14 +613,14 @@ public class CheckerTest
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
             filepath + ":3: Line does not match expected header line of '// Created: 2002'.",
-            filepath + ":37: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":43: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":51: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":37:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":43:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":51:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":57:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }
@@ -659,14 +659,14 @@ public class CheckerTest
         assertNotNull(c);
         final String[] expected = {
             packageHtmlPath + ":0: missing package documentation file.",
-            filepath + ":37: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":39: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":43: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":51: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":53: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
-            filepath + ":57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":37:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":39:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":43:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":51:34: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:42: '(' is followed by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":53:57: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
+            filepath + ":57:14: ')' is preceeded by whitespace.",
         };
         verify(c, filepath, expected);
     }