diff --git a/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/lint.rs b/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/lint.rs
index 854e6210c9..72db387168 100644
--- a/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/lint.rs
+++ b/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/lint.rs
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ use red_knot_python_semantic::types::Type;
 use red_knot_python_semantic::{HasTy, ModuleName, SemanticModel};
 use ruff_db::files::File;
 use ruff_db::parsed::{parsed_module, ParsedModule};
-use ruff_db::source::{line_index, source_text, SourceText};
+use ruff_db::source::{source_text, SourceText};
 use ruff_python_ast as ast;
 use ruff_python_ast::visitor::{walk_expr, walk_stmt, Visitor};
 use ruff_text_size::{Ranged, TextSize};
@@ -48,19 +48,6 @@ pub(crate) fn lint_syntax(db: &dyn Db, file_id: File) -> Vec<String> {
         };
         visitor.visit_body(&ast.body);
         diagnostics = visitor.diagnostics;
-    } else {
-        let path = file_id.path(db);
-        let line_index = line_index(db.upcast(), file_id);
-        diagnostics.extend(parsed.errors().iter().map(|err| {
-            let source_location = line_index.source_location(err.location.start(), source.as_str());
-            format!(
-                "{}:{}:{}: {}",
-                path.as_str(),
-                source_location.row,
-                source_location.column,
-                err,
-            )
-        }));
     }
 
     diagnostics
diff --git a/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/workspace.rs b/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/workspace.rs
index 22145e9e89..044e82e0fa 100644
--- a/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/workspace.rs
+++ b/crates/red_knot_workspace/src/workspace.rs
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@ use salsa::{Durability, Setter as _};
 pub use metadata::{PackageMetadata, WorkspaceMetadata};
 use red_knot_python_semantic::types::check_types;
 use red_knot_python_semantic::SearchPathSettings;
+use ruff_db::parsed::parsed_module;
 use ruff_db::source::{line_index, source_text, SourceDiagnostic};
 use ruff_db::{
     files::{system_path_to_file, File},
@@ -404,6 +405,17 @@ pub(super) fn check_file(db: &dyn Db, file: File) -> Vec<String> {
         return diagnostics;
     }
 
+    let parsed = parsed_module(db.upcast(), file);
+
+    if !parsed.errors().is_empty() {
+        let path = file.path(db);
+        let line_index = line_index(db.upcast(), file);
+        diagnostics.extend(parsed.errors().iter().map(|err| {
+            let source_location = line_index.source_location(err.location.start(), source.as_str());
+            format!("{path}:{source_location}: {message}", message = err.error)
+        }));
+    }
+
     for diagnostic in check_types(db.upcast(), file) {
         let index = line_index(db.upcast(), diagnostic.file());
         let location = index.source_location(diagnostic.start(), source.as_str());