diff --git a/src/eval.c b/src/eval.c
index a48b8f8..1d57c38 100644
--- a/src/eval.c
+++ b/src/eval.c
@@ -2849,6 +2849,7 @@
 	int	    vim9script = in_vim9script();
 	int	    evaluate = evalarg == NULL
 				   ? 0 : (evalarg->eval_flags & EVAL_EVALUATE);
+	long	    comp_lnum = SOURCING_LNUM;
 
 	if (getnext)
 	{
@@ -2904,6 +2905,8 @@
 	{
 	    int ret;
 
+	    // use the line of the comparison for messages
+	    SOURCING_LNUM = comp_lnum;
 	    if (vim9script && check_compare_types(type, rettv, &var2) == FAIL)
 	    {
 		ret = FAIL;
diff --git a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
index 1d15ba4..0d1cbe0 100644
--- a/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
+++ b/src/testdir/test_vim9_expr.vim
@@ -844,6 +844,13 @@
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['echo [] == v:none'], 'E1072: Cannot compare list with special')
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['echo 123 == v:none'], 'E1072: Cannot compare number with special')
   v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(['echo 0z00 == v:none'], 'E1072: Cannot compare blob with special')
+
+  lines =<< trim END
+      echo [] == v:none
+
+      eval 0 + 0
+  END
+  v9.CheckDefAndScriptFailure(lines, 'E1072:', 1)
 enddef
 
 def Test_expr4_wrong_type()
diff --git a/src/version.c b/src/version.c
index b744932..2947790 100644
--- a/src/version.c
+++ b/src/version.c
@@ -751,6 +751,8 @@
 static int included_patches[] =
 {   /* Add new patch number below this line */
 /**/
+    4540,
+/**/
     4539,
 /**/
     4538,