diff --git a/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js b/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
index 476aca06de7..512c93a8bc0 100644
--- a/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
+++ b/lib/rules/no-useless-escape.js
@@ -109,9 +109,9 @@ module.exports = {
          * @returns {void}
          */
         function report(node, startOffset, character) {
-            const start = sourceCode.getLocFromIndex(sourceCode.getIndexFromLoc(node.loc.start) + startOffset);
-            const rangeStart = sourceCode.getIndexFromLoc(node.loc.start) + startOffset;
+            const rangeStart = node.range[0] + startOffset;
             const range = [rangeStart, rangeStart + 1];
+            const start = sourceCode.getLocFromIndex(rangeStart);
 
             context.report({
                 node,