diff --git a/src/Module.ts b/src/Module.ts
index 7f27f22f156..531872eb121 100644
--- a/src/Module.ts
+++ b/src/Module.ts
@@ -947,24 +947,27 @@ export default class Module {
 		props.id = this.id;
 		props.pos = pos;
 		let code = this.info.code;
-		let { column, line } = locate(code!, pos, { offsetLine: 1 });
-		try {
-			({ column, line } = getOriginalLocation(this.sourcemapChain, { column, line }));
-			code = this.originalCode;
-		} catch (e) {
-			this.options.onwarn({
-				code: 'SOURCEMAP_ERROR',
-				id: this.id,
-				loc: {
-					column,
-					file: this.id,
-					line
-				},
-				message: `Error when using sourcemap for reporting an error: ${e.message}`,
-				pos
-			});
+		const location = locate(code!, pos, { offsetLine: 1 });
+		if (location) {
+			let { column, line } = location;
+			try {
+				({ column, line } = getOriginalLocation(this.sourcemapChain, { column, line }));
+				code = this.originalCode;
+			} catch (e) {
+				this.options.onwarn({
+					code: 'SOURCEMAP_ERROR',
+					id: this.id,
+					loc: {
+						column,
+						file: this.id,
+						line
+					},
+					message: `Error when using sourcemap for reporting an error: ${e.message}`,
+					pos
+				});
+			}
+			augmentCodeLocation(props, { column, line }, code!, this.id);
 		}
-		augmentCodeLocation(props, { column, line }, code!, this.id);
 	}
 
 	private addModulesToImportDescriptions(importDescription: {
diff --git a/test/misc/misc.js b/test/misc/misc.js
index 313811cfea2..296fa8ce9ad 100644
--- a/test/misc/misc.js
+++ b/test/misc/misc.js
@@ -242,4 +242,30 @@ console.log(x);
 		assert.strictEqual(subfeature.fileName, 'base/main/feature/sub');
 		assert.ok(subfeature.code.startsWith("import { fn } from '../../main'"));
 	});
+
+	it('throws the proper error on max call stack exception', async () => {
+		const count = 10000;
+		let source = '';
+		for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			source += `if (foo) {`;
+		}
+		for (let i = 0; i < count; i++) {
+			source += '}';
+		}
+		try {
+			await rollup.rollup({
+				input: {
+					input: 'input'
+				},
+				plugins: [
+					loader({
+						input: source
+					})
+				]
+			});
+		} catch (err) {
+			assert.notDeepStrictEqual(err.message, 'Maximum call stack size exceeded');
+			assert.strictEqual(err.name, 'Error');
+		}
+	});
 });