diff --git a/lib/inspec/profile.rb b/lib/inspec/profile.rb
index 9314f5a0fb..d3fa8ef41f 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/profile.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/profile.rb
@@ -145,7 +145,8 @@ def check # rubocop:disable Metrics/AbcSize, Metrics/CyclomaticComplexity, Metri
 
       # iterate over hash of groups
       params[:controls].each { |id, control|
-        sfile, sline = control[:source_location]
+        sfile = control[:source_location][:ref]
+        sline = control[:source_location][:line]
         error.call(sfile, sline, nil, id, 'Avoid controls with empty IDs') if id.nil? or id.empty?
         next if id.start_with? '(generated '
         warn.call(sfile, sline, nil, id, "Control #{id} has no title") if control[:title].to_s.empty?
diff --git a/lib/inspec/rule.rb b/lib/inspec/rule.rb
index b4ac3ba5fb..f5170b599a 100644
--- a/lib/inspec/rule.rb
+++ b/lib/inspec/rule.rb
@@ -199,10 +199,11 @@ def __get_block_source(&block)
 
     # get the source location of the block
     def __get_block_source_location(&block)
-      return [nil, nil] unless block_given?
-      block.source_location
+      return {} unless block_given?
+      r, l = block.source_location
+      { ref: r, line: l }
     rescue MethodSource::SourceNotFoundError
-      [nil, nil]
+      {}
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_exec_json_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_exec_json_test.rb
index 77aba13ffe..64a6acdb88 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_exec_json_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_exec_json_test.rb
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@
       actual = ex1.dup
 
       src = actual.delete('source_location')
-      src[0].must_match %r{examples/profile/controls/example.rb$}
-      src[1].must_equal 8
+      src['ref'].must_match %r{examples/profile/controls/example.rb$}
+      src['line'].must_equal 8
 
       result = actual.delete('results')[0]
       result.wont_be :nil?
diff --git a/test/functional/inspec_json_profile_test.rb b/test/functional/inspec_json_profile_test.rb
index 8de513c6b5..ba8bad26a1 100644
--- a/test/functional/inspec_json_profile_test.rb
+++ b/test/functional/inspec_json_profile_test.rb
@@ -67,7 +67,8 @@
 
       it 'has a source location' do
         loc = File.join(example_profile, '/controls/example.rb')
-        control['source_location'].must_equal [loc, 8]
+        control['source_location']['ref'].must_equal loc
+        control['source_location']['line'].must_equal 8
       end
 
       it 'has a the source code' do