diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
index 3604f02d85b90..2b00cc0f5b664 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/rules/eslint/max_lines.rs
@@ -5,10 +5,10 @@ use serde_json::Value;
 
 use crate::{context::LintContext, rule::Rule};
 
-fn max_lines_diagnostic(x0: &str, span1: Span) -> OxcDiagnostic {
-    OxcDiagnostic::warn(format!("eslint(max-lines): {x0:?}"))
-        .with_help("Reduce the number of lines in this file")
-        .with_label(span1)
+fn max_lines_diagnostic(count: usize, max: usize, span: Span) -> OxcDiagnostic {
+    OxcDiagnostic::warn(format!("eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines ({count})."))
+        .with_help(format!("Maximum allowed is {max}."))
+        .with_label(span)
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, Default, Clone)]
@@ -120,24 +120,7 @@ impl Rule for MaxLines {
         };
 
         if lines_in_file.saturating_sub(blank_lines).saturating_sub(comment_lines) > self.max {
-            let error = format!(
-                "File has too many lines ({}). Maximum allowed is {}.",
-                lines_in_file, self.max,
-            );
-
-            let start = ctx
-                .source_text()
-                .lines()
-                .take(self.max)
-                .map(|line| line.chars().count() + 1) // padding 1 each line for '\n'
-                .sum::<usize>();
-            ctx.diagnostic(max_lines_diagnostic(
-                &error,
-                Span::new(
-                    u32::try_from(start).unwrap_or(u32::MIN),
-                    u32::try_from(ctx.source_text().len()).unwrap_or(u32::MAX),
-                ),
-            ));
+            ctx.diagnostic(max_lines_diagnostic(lines_in_file, self.max, Span::new(0, 0)));
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
index c4f96216c4c46..3fe7de5322ab7 100644
--- a/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
+++ b/crates/oxc_linter/src/snapshots/max_lines.snap
@@ -1,275 +1,239 @@
 ---
 source: crates/oxc_linter/src/tester.rs
 ---
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (3).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var xyz;
+   · ▲
  2 │ var xyz;
- 3 │ var xyz;
-   · ────────
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │      that goes to many lines*/
- 3 │ ╭─▶ var xy;
- 4 │ ╰─▶ var xy;
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (4).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ /* a multiline comment
+   · ▲
+ 2 │  that goes to many lines*/
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (3).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ //a single line comment
+   · ▲
  2 │ var xy;
- 3 │ var xy;
-   · ───────
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (5). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │     
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ │   
- 5 │ ╰─▶             var y;
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (5).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var x;
+   · ▲
+ 2 │ 
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var xy;
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ │               var xy;
- 5 │ │   
- 6 │ │                /* a multiline
- 7 │ │                really really
- 8 │ ╰─▶              long comment*/
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (8).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ //a single line comment
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var xy;
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (3).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var x; // inline comment
+   · ▲
  2 │             var y;
- 3 │             var z;
-   · ──────────────────
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                  spanning multiple lines */
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var y;
- 4 │ ╰─▶             var z;
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (4).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var x; /* inline comment
+   · ▲
+ 2 │              spanning multiple lines */
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var xy;
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ │               var xy;
- 5 │ │   
- 6 │ │                /* a multiline
- 7 │ │                really really
- 8 │ ╰─▶              long comment*/
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (8).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ //a single line comment
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var xy;
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (1). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (1).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (1). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (1).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
  1 │  
-   · ─
+   · ▲
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (2). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (2).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ 
- 2 │ ╰─▶             
+ 1 │ 
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (1). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (1).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
  1 │ A
-   · ─
+   · ▲
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (2). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (2).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ A
- 2 │ ╰─▶             
+ 1 │ A
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (2). Maximum allowed is 0."
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (2).
    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
- 1 │ ╭─▶ A
- 2 │ ╰─▶              
+ 1 │ A
+   · ▲
+ 2 │              
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 0.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (2). Maximum allowed is 1."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:2:1]
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (2).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
  1 │ A
+   · ▲
  2 │              
-   · ─────────────
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 1.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 1."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:2:1]
- 1 │     A
- 2 │ ╭─▶ 
- 3 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (3).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ A
+   · ▲
+ 2 │ 
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 1.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
- 4 │ ╰─▶             console.log
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (4).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (3). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (3).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a',
+   · ▲
  2 │             c,
- 3 │             x;
-   · ───────────────
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 c,
- 3 │ ╭─▶             x;
- 4 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (4).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a',
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             c,
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │     
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var a = 'a',
- 4 │ │               c,
- 5 │ │               x;
- 6 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (6).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ 
+   · ▲
+ 2 │ 
+ 3 │             var a = 'a',
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
- 4 │ │               console.log
- 5 │ │               // some block
- 6 │ ╰─▶             // comments
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (6).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (5). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
- 4 │ │               console.log
- 5 │ ╰─▶             /* block comments */
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (5).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
- 4 │ │               console.log
- 5 │ │               /* block comments */
- 6 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (6).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (7). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var c;
- 4 │ │               console.log
- 5 │ │               /** block
- 6 │ │   
- 7 │ ╰─▶              comments */
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (7).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (4). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │     
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ ╰─▶             // comment
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (4).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │ 
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 var x
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ │   
- 5 │ │               var c;
- 6 │ │               console.log
- 7 │ │   
- 8 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (8).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (8). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │     
- 3 │ ╭─▶ 
- 4 │ │               var x
- 5 │ │               var c;
- 6 │ │               console.log
- 7 │ │   
- 8 │ ╰─▶             
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (8).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │ 
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (6). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 //
- 3 │ ╭─▶             var x
- 4 │ │               var c;
- 5 │ │               console.log
- 6 │ ╰─▶             //
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (6).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ var a = 'a';
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             //
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (9). Maximum allowed is 2."
-   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
- 2 │                 /*hello
- 3 │ ╭─▶              world 2 */
- 4 │ │               var a,
- 5 │ │               b
- 6 │ │               // hh
- 7 │ │               c,
- 8 │ │               e,
- 9 │ ╰─▶             f;
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (9).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ // hello world
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             /*hello
    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.
 
-  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): "File has too many lines (11). Maximum allowed is 2."
-    ╭─[max_lines.tsx:3:1]
-  2 │                 var x = '';
-  3 │ ╭─▶ 
-  4 │ │               // comment
-  5 │ │   
-  6 │ │               var b = '',
-  7 │ │               c,
-  8 │ │               d,
-  9 │ │               e
- 10 │ │   
- 11 │ ╰─▶             // comment
-    ╰────
-  help: Reduce the number of lines in this file
+  ⚠ eslint(max-lines): File has too many lines (11).
+   ╭─[max_lines.tsx:1:1]
+ 1 │ 
+   · ▲
+ 2 │             var x = '';
+ 3 │ 
+   ╰────
+  help: Maximum allowed is 2.