diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/errors.py b/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
index e57c0dc0a93..1b78605c50d 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/errors.py
@@ -110,8 +110,8 @@ def __post_init__(self) -> None:
             msg = "MatchError called incorrectly as column numbers start with 1"
             raise RuntimeError(msg)
 
-        offset = getattr(self.lintable, "_line_offset", 1)
-        self.lineno += offset - 1
+        offset = getattr(self.lintable, "_line_offset", 0)
+        self.lineno += offset
 
     @functools.cached_property
     def level(self) -> str:
diff --git a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
index e593fc6724d..a39a7de8057 100644
--- a/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
+++ b/src/ansiblelint/file_utils.py
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ def parse_examples_from_plugin(self) -> str:
             if isinstance(child, ast.Assign):
                 label = child.targets[0]
                 if isinstance(label, ast.Name) and label.id == "EXAMPLES":
-                    self._line_offset = child.lineno
+                    self._line_offset = child.lineno - 1
                     break
 
         docs = read_docstring(str(self.path))