diff --git a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/creation/MappingResolverImpl.java b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/creation/MappingResolverImpl.java
index c96dd6c6f..fa0128a02 100755
--- a/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/creation/MappingResolverImpl.java
+++ b/processor/src/main/java/org/mapstruct/ap/internal/processor/creation/MappingResolverImpl.java
@@ -198,7 +198,6 @@ public class MappingResolverImpl implements MappingResolver {
             if ( sourceType.isLiteral()
                 && "java.lang.String".equals( sourceType.getFullyQualifiedName( ) )
                 && targetType.isNative() ) {
-                // TODO: convey some error message
                 return null;
             }
 
@@ -273,8 +272,6 @@ public class MappingResolverImpl implements MappingResolver {
             return null;
         }
 
-
-
         /**
          * Returns a reference to a method mapping the given source type to the given target type, if such a method
          * exists.
@@ -485,6 +482,7 @@ public class MappingResolverImpl implements MappingResolver {
 
                 if ( sourceRHS.getSourceErrorMessagePart() != null ) {
                     messager.printMessage( mappingMethod.getExecutable(),
+                        positionHint,
                         Message.GENERAL_AMBIGIOUS_MAPPING_METHOD,
                         sourceRHS.getSourceErrorMessagePart(),
                         returnType,
@@ -493,6 +491,7 @@ public class MappingResolverImpl implements MappingResolver {
                 }
                 else {
                     messager.printMessage( mappingMethod.getExecutable(),
+                        positionHint,
                         Message.GENERAL_AMBIGIOUS_FACTORY_METHOD,
                         returnType,
                         Strings.join( candidates, ", " )
diff --git a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/selection/qualifier/QualifierTest.java b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/selection/qualifier/QualifierTest.java
index 570922b6c..6d20d1a45 100644
--- a/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/selection/qualifier/QualifierTest.java
+++ b/processor/src/test/java/org/mapstruct/ap/test/selection/qualifier/QualifierTest.java
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ public class QualifierTest {
             diagnostics = {
                 @Diagnostic( type = ErroneousMapper.class,
                         kind = Kind.ERROR,
-                        line = 29,
+                        line = 28,
                         messageRegExp = "Ambiguous mapping methods found for mapping property "
                                 + "\"java.lang.String title\" to java.lang.String.*" )
             }