diff --git a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
index 5fa69ae6b5..358edf0855 100644
--- a/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
+++ b/compiler/forget/packages/babel-plugin-react-forget/src/HIR/BuildHIR.ts
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ export function lower(
       kind: "Identifier",
       identifier: builder.resolveBinding(ref),
       effect: Effect.Unknown,
-      loc: GeneratedSource,
+      loc: ref.loc ?? GeneratedSource,
     });
   }