Index: Python/compile.c
===================================================================
--- Python/compile.c	(revision 50611)
+++ Python/compile.c	(working copy)
@@ -4098,9 +4098,10 @@
 
 In order for this to work, when the addr field increments by more than 255,
 the line # increment in each pair generated must be 0 until the remaining addr
-increment is < 256.  So, in the example above, com_set_lineno should not (as
-was actually done until 2.2) expand 300, 300 to 255, 255,  45, 45, but to
-255, 0,	 45, 255,  0, 45.
+increment is < 256.  So, in the example above, assemble_lnotab (it used
+to be called com_set_lineno) should not (as was actually done until 2.2)
+expand 300, 300 to 255, 255, 45, 45, 
+            but to 255,   0, 45, 255, 0, 45.
 */
 
 static int
@@ -4155,12 +4156,12 @@
 		}
 		lnotab = (unsigned char *)
 			   PyString_AS_STRING(a->a_lnotab) + a->a_lnotab_off;
+		*lnotab++ = d_bytecode;
 		*lnotab++ = 255;
-		*lnotab++ = d_bytecode;
 		d_bytecode = 0;
 		for (j = 1; j < ncodes; j++) {
+			*lnotab++ = 0;
 			*lnotab++ = 255;
-			*lnotab++ = 0;
 		}
 		d_lineno -= ncodes * 255;
 		a->a_lnotab_off += ncodes * 2;
Index: Lib/test/test_dis.py
===================================================================
--- Lib/test/test_dis.py	(revision 50611)
+++ Lib/test/test_dis.py	(working copy)
@@ -81,6 +81,13 @@
      bug1333982.func_code.co_firstlineno + 2,
      bug1333982.func_code.co_firstlineno + 3)
 
+_BIG_LINENO_FORMAT = """\
+%3d           0 LOAD_GLOBAL              0 (spam)
+              3 POP_TOP
+              4 LOAD_CONST               0 (None)
+              7 RETURN_VALUE
+"""
+
 class DisTests(unittest.TestCase):
     def do_disassembly_test(self, func, expected):
         s = StringIO.StringIO()
@@ -124,6 +131,23 @@
         if __debug__:
             self.do_disassembly_test(bug1333982, dis_bug1333982)
 
+    def test_big_linenos(self):
+        def func(count):
+           namespace = {}
+           func = "def foo():\n " + "".join(["\n "] * count + ["spam\n"])
+           exec func in namespace
+           return namespace['foo']
+
+        # Test all small ranges
+        for i in xrange(1, 300):
+            expected = _BIG_LINENO_FORMAT % (i + 2)
+            self.do_disassembly_test(func(i), expected)
+
+        # Test some larger ranges too
+        for i in xrange(300, 5000, 10):
+            expected = _BIG_LINENO_FORMAT % (i + 2)
+            self.do_disassembly_test(func(i), expected)
+
 def test_main():
     run_unittest(DisTests)