diff --git a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
index 032075eefa..1bd3249224 100644
--- a/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
+++ b/Library/Homebrew/cmd/audit.rb
@@ -567,7 +567,7 @@ class FormulaAuditor
     audit_conflicts
     audit_patches
     audit_text
-    text.split("\n").each_with_index { |line, lineno| audit_line(line, lineno) }
+    text.split("\n").each_with_index { |line, lineno| audit_line(line+1, lineno) }
     audit_installed
   end