diff --git a/modules/ext.linter.edit.js b/modules/ext.linter.edit.js
index c79c8936..d3493cb7 100644
--- a/modules/ext.linter.edit.js
+++ b/modules/ext.linter.edit.js
@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
 $( function () {
-	var location = mw.config.get( 'wgLinterErrorLocation' ),
-		// eslint-disable-next-line no-jquery/no-global-selector
-		$textbox = $( '#wpTextbox1' );
+	var location = mw.config.get( 'wgLinterErrorLocation' );
+
+	function highlightPosition( $textbox ) {
+		$textbox.trigger( 'focus' ).textSelection( 'setSelection', { start: location[ 0 ], end: location[ 1 ] } );
+		$textbox.textSelection( 'scrollToCaretPosition' );
+	}
 
 	if ( location ) {
-		if ( $textbox.length ) {
-			$textbox.trigger( 'focus' ).textSelection( 'setSelection', { start: location[ 0 ], end: location[ 1 ] } );
-			$textbox.textSelection( 'scrollToCaretPosition' );
-		}
+		// eslint-disable-next-line no-jquery/no-global-selector
+		highlightPosition( $( '#wpTextbox1' ) );
+
 		mw.hook( 've.wikitextInteractive' ).add( function () {
-			mw.libs.ve.tempWikitextEditor.$element[ 0 ].setSelectionRange(
-				location[ 0 ], location[ 1 ]
-			);
-			mw.libs.ve.tempWikitextEditor.focus();
+			if ( mw.libs.ve.tempWikitextEditor ) {
+				highlightPosition( mw.libs.ve.tempWikitextEditor.$element );
+			} else {
+				// VE dummy textbox
+				// eslint-disable-next-line no-jquery/no-global-selector
+				highlightPosition( $( '#wpTextbox1' ) );
+			}
 		} );
 	}
 } );