--- a/src/parse.y
+++ b/src/parse.y
@@ -2296,6 +2296,17 @@
       int l = if_tok->line ();
       int c = if_tok->column ();
 
+      if (list && ! list->empty ())
+	{
+	  tree_if_clause *elt = list->front ();
+
+	  if (elt)
+	    {
+	      elt->line (l);
+	      elt->column (c);
+	    }
+	}
+
       retval = new tree_if_command (list, lc, tc, l, c);
     }
 
@@ -2332,6 +2343,17 @@
       int l = switch_tok->line ();
       int c = switch_tok->column ();
 
+      if (list && ! list->empty ())
+	{
+	  tree_switch_case *elt = list->front ();
+
+	  if (elt)
+	    {
+	      elt->line (l);
+	      elt->column (c);
+	    }
+	}
+
       retval = new tree_switch_command (expr, list, lc, tc, l, c);
     }