diff --git a/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js b/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
index 552c3dc4adba..636626711d0f 100644
--- a/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
+++ b/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
@@ -263,15 +263,14 @@ function applyDirectives(options) {
     const unusedDisableDirectives = processed
         .map(({ description, fix, position }) => {
             const { parentComment, type, line, column } = position;
-            const { commentToken } = parentComment;
 
             return {
                 ruleId: null,
                 message: description
                     ? `Unused eslint-disable directive (no problems were reported from ${description}).`
                     : "Unused eslint-disable directive (no problems were reported).",
-                line: type === "disable-next-line" && commentToken.loc ? commentToken.loc.start.line : line,
-                column: type === "disable-next-line" && commentToken.loc ? commentToken.loc.start.column + 1 : column,
+                line: type === "disable-next-line" ? parentComment.commentToken.loc.start.line : line,
+                column: type === "disable-next-line" ? parentComment.commentToken.loc.start.column + 1 : column,
                 severity: options.reportUnusedDisableDirectives === "warn" ? 1 : 2,
                 nodeType: null,
                 ...options.disableFixes ? {} : { fix }
diff --git a/tests/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js b/tests/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
index 72708bcbddc8..a3d1051e5042 100644
--- a/tests/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
+++ b/tests/lib/linter/apply-disable-directives.js
@@ -25,7 +25,20 @@ const applyDisableDirectives = require("../../../lib/linter/apply-disable-direct
  */
 function createParentComment(range, value, ruleIds = []) {
     return {
-        commentToken: { range, value },
+        commentToken: {
+            range,
+            loc: {
+                start: {
+                    line: 1,
+                    column: 1
+                },
+                end: {
+                    line: 1,
+                    column: 10
+                }
+            },
+            value
+        },
         ruleIds
     };
 }
@@ -1294,7 +1307,7 @@ describe("apply-disable-directives", () => {
                         parentComment: createParentComment([0, 27]),
                         type: "disable-next-line",
                         line: 1,
-                        column: 1,
+                        column: 2,
                         ruleId: null
                     }],
                     problems: [],
@@ -1305,7 +1318,7 @@ describe("apply-disable-directives", () => {
                         ruleId: null,
                         message: "Unused eslint-disable directive (no problems were reported).",
                         line: 1,
-                        column: 1,
+                        column: 2,
                         fix: {
                             range: [0, 27],
                             text: " "