diff --git a/phases/ephemeral/witx/wasi_ephemeral_preview.witx b/phases/ephemeral/witx/wasi_ephemeral_preview.witx
index eb2c3f5e..d15b8c51 100644
--- a/phases/ephemeral/witx/wasi_ephemeral_preview.witx
+++ b/phases/ephemeral/witx/wasi_ephemeral_preview.witx
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@
   ;;; Create a symbolic link.
   ;;; Note: This is similar to `symlinkat` in POSIX.
   (@interface func (export "path_symlink")
-    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The contents of the symbolic link.
     (param $old_path string)
+    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The destination path at which to create the symbolic link.
     (param $new_path string)
     (result $error $errno_t)
diff --git a/phases/old/witx/wasi_unstable.witx b/phases/old/witx/wasi_unstable.witx
index 0aed04f2..4cf5f4ff 100644
--- a/phases/old/witx/wasi_unstable.witx
+++ b/phases/old/witx/wasi_unstable.witx
@@ -426,9 +426,9 @@
   ;;; Create a symbolic link.
   ;;; Note: This is similar to `symlinkat` in POSIX.
   (@interface func (export "path_symlink")
-    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The contents of the symbolic link.
     (param $old_path string)
+    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The destination path at which to create the symbolic link.
     (param $new_path string)
     (result $error $errno_t)
diff --git a/phases/unstable/witx/wasi_unstable_preview0.witx b/phases/unstable/witx/wasi_unstable_preview0.witx
index 6be66a25..cde2a6a0 100644
--- a/phases/unstable/witx/wasi_unstable_preview0.witx
+++ b/phases/unstable/witx/wasi_unstable_preview0.witx
@@ -423,9 +423,9 @@
   ;;; Create a symbolic link.
   ;;; Note: This is similar to `symlinkat` in POSIX.
   (@interface func (export "path_symlink")
-    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The contents of the symbolic link.
     (param $old_path string)
+    (param $fd $fd_t)
     ;;; The destination path at which to create the symbolic link.
     (param $new_path string)
     (result $error $errno_t)
diff --git a/tools/witx/src/validate.rs b/tools/witx/src/validate.rs
index e75b4d61..eba087e8 100644
--- a/tools/witx/src/validate.rs
+++ b/tools/witx/src/validate.rs
@@ -140,10 +140,11 @@ impl DocValidation {
 
 impl DocValidationScope<'_> {
     fn location(&self, span: wast::Span) -> Location {
+        // Wast Span gives 0-indexed lines and columns. Location is 1-indexed.
         let (line, column) = span.linecol_in(self.text);
         Location {
-            line,
-            column,
+            line: line + 1,
+            column: column + 1,
             path: self.path.to_path_buf(),
         }
     }