1diff --git a/lib/std/private/miscdollars.nim b/lib/std/private/miscdollars.nim
2index 840fedf54..6c3436308 100644
3--- a/lib/std/private/miscdollars.nim
4+++ b/lib/std/private/miscdollars.nim
5@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ template toLocation*(result: var string, file: string | cstring, line: int, col:
6 # it can be done in a single place.
7 result.add file
8 if line > 0:
9- result.add "("
10+ result.add ":"
11 addInt(result, line)
12 if col > 0:
13- result.add ", "
14+ result.add ":"
15 addInt(result, col)
16- result.add ")"