diff --git a/src/error.rs b/src/error.rs
index 840c753..bc6db85 100644
--- a/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/error.rs
@@ -66,7 +66,7 @@ impl Display for SassError {
             "{}| {}{}",
             padding,
             vec![' '; loc.begin.column].iter().collect::<String>(),
-            vec!['^'; loc.end.column - loc.begin.column]
+            vec!['^'; loc.end.column.max(loc.begin.column) - loc.begin.column.min(loc.end.column)]
                 .iter()
                 .collect::<String>()
         )?;
diff --git a/tests/if.rs b/tests/if.rs
index 13f8add..34bb47c 100644
--- a/tests/if.rs
+++ b/tests/if.rs
@@ -130,3 +130,4 @@ error!(unclosed_dbl_quote, "@if true \" {}", "Error: Expected \".");
 error!(unclosed_sgl_quote, "@if true ' {}", "Error: Expected '.");
 error!(unclosed_call_args, "@if a({}", "Error: expected \")\".");
 error!(nothing_after_div, "@if a/", "Error: Expected expression.");
+error!(multiline_error, "@if \"\n\"{}", "Error: Expected \".");