diff --git a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
index db985272dc61..353585e7db09 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/__builtin__.pyi
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ class ReferenceError(StandardError): ...
 class SyntaxError(StandardError):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...
diff --git a/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
index db985272dc61..353585e7db09 100644
--- a/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/2/builtins.pyi
@@ -1033,7 +1033,7 @@ class ReferenceError(StandardError): ...
 class SyntaxError(StandardError):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...
diff --git a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
index 8b8b34892dbc..695e50bdccaa 100644
--- a/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
+++ b/stdlib/3/builtins.pyi
@@ -1026,7 +1026,7 @@ if sys.version_info >= (3, 5):
 class SyntaxError(Exception):
     msg = ...  # type: str
     lineno = ...  # type: int
-    offset = ...  # type: int
+    offset = ...  # type: Optional[int]
     text = ...  # type: str
     filename = ...  # type: str
 class IndentationError(SyntaxError): ...