diff --git a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
index ba69027cac69..a29829838446 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ class ReferenceError(StandardError): ...
 class SyntaxError(StandardError):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...
diff --git a/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
index ba69027cac69..a29829838446 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
@@ -1030,7 +1030,7 @@ class ReferenceError(StandardError): ...
 class SyntaxError(StandardError):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...
diff --git a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
index 97f80a85a7c0..d3f56b4dbabb 100644
--- a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
@@ -1024,7 +1024,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 5):
 class SyntaxError(Exception):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...