diff --git a/lisp/ob-exp.el b/lisp/ob-exp.el
index 2f6359060..0a8edc261 100644
--- a/lisp/ob-exp.el
+++ b/lisp/ob-exp.el
@@ -178,7 +178,9 @@ this template."
 		    (end-el (org-element-property :end element)))
 		(case type
 		  (inline-src-block
-		   (let* ((info (org-babel-parse-inline-src-block-match))
+		   (let* ((head (match-beginning 0))
+			  (info (append (org-babel-parse-inline-src-block-match)
+					(list nil nil head)))
 			  (params (nth 2 info)))
 		     (setf (nth 1 info)
 			   (if (and (cdr (assoc :noweb params))