diff --git a/gnu/services/configuration.scm b/gnu/services/configuration.scm
index 707944cbe0..90f12a8d39 100644
--- a/gnu/services/configuration.scm
+++ b/gnu/services/configuration.scm
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
   #:use-module (guix packages)
   #:use-module (guix records)
   #:use-module (guix gexp)
+  #:use-module ((guix utils) #:select (source-properties->location))
   #:autoload   (texinfo) (texi-fragment->stexi)
   #:autoload   (texinfo serialize) (stexi->texi)
   #:use-module (ice-9 match)
@@ -129,6 +130,10 @@
                  #,(id #'stem #'% #'stem)
                  #,(id #'stem #'make- #'stem)
                  #,(id #'stem #'stem #'?)
+                 (%location #,(id #'stem #'-location)
+                            (default (and=> (current-source-location)
+                                            source-properties->location))
+                            (innate))
                  (field field-getter (default def))
                  ...)
                (define #,(id #'stem #'stem #'-fields)