diff --git a/lib/rules/max-params.js b/lib/rules/max-params.js
index 902391b74ff..4089e8ae899 100644
--- a/lib/rules/max-params.js
+++ b/lib/rules/max-params.js
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ module.exports = {
     },
 
     create(context) {
-
+        const sourceCode = context.getSourceCode();
         const option = context.options[0];
         let numParams = 3;
 
@@ -76,6 +76,7 @@ module.exports = {
         function checkFunction(node) {
             if (node.params.length > numParams) {
                 context.report({
+                    loc: astUtils.getFunctionHeadLoc(node, sourceCode),
                     node,
                     message: "{{name}} has too many parameters ({{count}}). Maximum allowed is {{max}}.",
                     data: {
diff --git a/tests/lib/rules/max-params.js b/tests/lib/rules/max-params.js
index 3cb47044f97..959f5d7b8e2 100644
--- a/tests/lib/rules/max-params.js
+++ b/tests/lib/rules/max-params.js
@@ -86,6 +86,20 @@ ruleTester.run("max-params", rule, {
                 message: "Function 'test' has too many parameters (3). Maximum allowed is 2.",
                 type: "FunctionDeclaration"
             }]
+        },
+
+        // Error location should not cover the entire function; just the name.
+        {
+            code: `function test(a, b, c) {
+              // Just to make it longer
+            }`,
+            options: [{ max: 2 }],
+            errors: [{
+                line: 1,
+                column: 1,
+                endLine: 1,
+                endColumn: 14
+            }]
         }
     ]
 });