diff --git a/packages/ruling/tests/tools/lits.ts b/packages/ruling/tests/tools/lits.ts
index ef175707c1..243a27e40b 100644
--- a/packages/ruling/tests/tools/lits.ts
+++ b/packages/ruling/tests/tools/lits.ts
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ function transformResults(
       if (result.issues[ruleId][language][projectWithFilename] === undefined) {
         result.issues[ruleId][language][projectWithFilename] = [];
       }
-      if (!issue.line) {
+      if (issue.line === null) {
         // do nothing
         // https://github.com/SonarSource/SonarJS/pull/4816#discussion_r1758892962
         continue;