diff --git a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
index 2032cc896..e77afdf64 100644
--- a/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
+++ b/hledger-lib/Hledger/Read/JournalReader.hs
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ includedirectivep = do
         Just fmt -> map ((show fmt++":")++) paths'
 
   -- parse each one, as if inlined here
+  setOffset off
   forM_ prefixedpaths $ parseIncludedFile off pos
 
   where