diff --git a/qemu-arm/mpconfigport.h b/qemu-arm/mpconfigport.h
index f5e5d029d0..f9e1258619 100644
--- a/qemu-arm/mpconfigport.h
+++ b/qemu-arm/mpconfigport.h
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@
 #define MICROPY_STACK_CHECK         (1)
 #define MICROPY_HELPER_REPL         (0)
 #define MICROPY_HELPER_LEXER_UNIX   (0)
-#define MICROPY_ENABLE_SOURCE_LINE  (0)
+#define MICROPY_ENABLE_SOURCE_LINE  (1)
 #define MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL        (MICROPY_LONGINT_IMPL_MPZ)
 #define MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL          (MICROPY_FLOAT_IMPL_NONE)
 #define MICROPY_PY_BUILTINS_FROZENSET (1)