diff --git a/lib/rules/a11y-no-generic-link-text.js b/lib/rules/a11y-no-generic-link-text.js
index 14bc41bd..a262b43e 100644
--- a/lib/rules/a11y-no-generic-link-text.js
+++ b/lib/rules/a11y-no-generic-link-text.js
@@ -29,7 +29,9 @@ module.exports = {
         let cleanTextContent // text content we can reliably fetch
 
         const parent = node.parent
+        let jsxTextNode
         if (parent.children && parent.children.length > 0 && parent.children[0].type === 'JSXText') {
+          jsxTextNode = parent.children[0]
           cleanTextContent = stripAndDowncaseText(parent.children[0].value)
         }
 
@@ -54,7 +56,7 @@ module.exports = {
           if (cleanTextContent) {
             if (!bannedLinkText.includes(cleanTextContent)) return
             context.report({
-              node,
+              node: jsxTextNode,
               message:
                 'Avoid setting generic link text like `Here`, `Click here`, `Read more`. Make sure that your link text is both descriptive and concise.'
             })