diff --git a/yamllint/rules/new_lines.py b/yamllint/rules/new_lines.py
index 2ee5512a..d7de80b2 100644
--- a/yamllint/rules/new_lines.py
+++ b/yamllint/rules/new_lines.py
@@ -51,8 +51,8 @@ def check(conf, line):
     elif conf['type'] == 'dos':
         newline_char = '\r\n'
 
-    if line.start == 0 and len(line.buffer) > line.end:
+    if len(line.buffer) > line.end:
         if line.buffer[line.end:line.end + len(newline_char)] != newline_char:
             c = repr(newline_char).strip('\'')
-            yield LintProblem(1, line.end - line.start + 1,
+            yield LintProblem(line.line_no, line.end - line.start + 1,
                               f'wrong new line character: expected {c}')