diff --git a/lix/libexpr/parser/state.hh b/lix/libexpr/parser/state.hh
index 8759709ac..cf3d807a5 100644
--- a/lix/libexpr/parser/state.hh
+++ b/lix/libexpr/parser/state.hh
@@ -217,7 +217,8 @@ inline void State::mergeAttrs(AttrPath & attrPath, ExprSet * source, ExprSet * t
         if (auto collision = target->attrs.find(insertKey);
             collision != target->attrs.end()) // Attr already defined in target, error.
         {
-            return dupAttr(insertKey, insertDef.pos, collision->second.pos);
+            attrPath.push_back(AttrName(insertDef.pos, insertKey));
+            return dupAttr(attrPath, insertDef.pos, collision->second.pos);
         }
         if (insertDef.kind == ExprAttrs::AttrDef::Kind::InheritedFrom) {
             auto & sel = dynamic_cast<ExprSelect &>(*insertDef.e);
diff --git a/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err1.err.exp b/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err1.err.exp
index d8094c526..1fb991c4a 100644
--- a/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err1.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err1.err.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: attribute 'z' already defined at /pwd/in.nix:2:3
+error: attribute 'x.z' already defined at /pwd/in.nix:2:3
        at /pwd/in.nix:3:16:
             2|   x.z = 3;
             3|   x = { y = 3; z = 3; };
diff --git a/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err2.err.exp b/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err2.err.exp
index a95be6807..cfcf40eaa 100644
--- a/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err2.err.exp
+++ b/tests/functional2/lang/parser-merge-attrs/parse-fail-err2.err.exp
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-error: attribute 'y' already defined at /pwd/in.nix:2:3
+error: attribute 'x.y' already defined at /pwd/in.nix:2:3
        at /pwd/in.nix:3:9:
             2|   x.y.y = 3;
             3|   x = { y.y= 3; z = 3; };