diff --git a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
index aa98df48632..1c1747e095c 100644
--- a/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
+++ b/src/plugins/texteditor/texteditor.cpp
@@ -8236,7 +8236,7 @@ void TextEditorWidgetPrivate::addSearchResultsToScrollBar(
                 }
             } else {
                 m_highlightScrollBarController->addHighlight(
-                    {category, block.blockNumber(), color, prio});
+                    {category, block.firstLineNumber(), color, prio});
             }
         }
     }