diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index f5974abbc..dd1daa485 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -14867,6 +14867,13 @@ function quux (foo) {
 }
 // Message: Missing JSDoc @param "foo" type.
 
+/**
+ * @param {a xxx
+ */
+function quux () {
+}
+// Message: Missing JSDoc @param "" type.
+
 /**
  * @param foo
  */
diff --git a/src/iterateJsdoc.js b/src/iterateJsdoc.js
index 819a83498..0a6e848c7 100644
--- a/src/iterateJsdoc.js
+++ b/src/iterateJsdoc.js
@@ -844,9 +844,11 @@ const makeReport = (context, commentNode) => {
 
       loc = {
         end: {
+          column: 0,
           line: lineNumber,
         },
         start: {
+          column: 0,
           line: lineNumber,
         },
       };
diff --git a/test/rules/assertions/requireParamType.js b/test/rules/assertions/requireParamType.js
index c6f4afbf9..b63012e73 100644
--- a/test/rules/assertions/requireParamType.js
+++ b/test/rules/assertions/requireParamType.js
@@ -11,11 +11,28 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 3,
           message: 'Missing JSDoc @param "foo" type.',
         },
       ],
     },
+    {
+      code: `
+      /**
+       * @param {a xxx
+       */
+      function quux () {
+      }
+      `,
+      errors: [
+        {
+          column: 1,
+          line: 3,
+          message: 'Missing JSDoc @param "" type.',
+        },
+      ],
+    },
     {
       code: `
           /**
@@ -27,6 +44,7 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 3,
           message: 'Missing JSDoc @param "foo" type.',
         },
@@ -48,6 +66,7 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 4,
           message: 'Missing JSDoc @param "foo" type.',
         },
@@ -69,6 +88,7 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 4,
           message: 'Missing JSDoc @param "foo" type.',
         },
@@ -92,6 +112,7 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 3,
           message: 'Missing JSDoc @arg "foo" type.',
         },
@@ -115,6 +136,7 @@ export default {
       `,
       errors: [
         {
+          column: 1,
           line: 3,
           message: 'Unexpected tag `@param`',
         },