diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Location.re b/infer/src/IR/Location.re
index 498a387c2..c03732a2a 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Location.re
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Location.re
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@ let equal = [%compare.equal : t];
 /** Dump a location */
 let d (loc: t) => L.add_print_action (L.PTloc, Obj.repr loc);
 
+let none file => {line: (-1), col: (-1), file};
+
 
 /** Dummy location */
-let dummy = {line: (-1), col: (-1), file: SourceFile.invalid};
+let dummy = none SourceFile.invalid;
 
 
 /** Pretty print a location */
diff --git a/infer/src/IR/Location.rei b/infer/src/IR/Location.rei
index ce7333526..4b89eed4e 100644
--- a/infer/src/IR/Location.rei
+++ b/infer/src/IR/Location.rei
@@ -24,7 +24,11 @@ let equal: t => t => bool;
 let d: t => unit;
 
 
-/** Dummy location */
+/** Dummy source location for the given file */
+let none: SourceFile.t => t;
+
+
+/** Dummy location with no source file */
 let dummy: t;
 
 
diff --git a/infer/src/backend/specs.ml b/infer/src/backend/specs.ml
index a3c8b99a1..07386a6e7 100644
--- a/infer/src/backend/specs.ml
+++ b/infer/src/backend/specs.ml
@@ -733,7 +733,11 @@ let reset_summary proc_name attributes_opt proc_desc_option =
     | Some attributes ->
         attributes
     | None ->
-        ProcAttributes.default proc_name !Config.curr_language in
+        begin
+          match proc_desc_option with
+          | Some proc_desc -> Procdesc.get_attributes proc_desc
+          | None -> ProcAttributes.default proc_name !Config.curr_language
+        end in
   init_summary (
     [],
     ProcAttributes.proc_flags_empty (),
diff --git a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
index cbea2213f..b0eb10132 100644
--- a/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/clang/cMethod_trans.ml
@@ -444,12 +444,10 @@ let create_external_procdesc cfg proc_name is_objc_inst_method type_opt =
          | Some (ret_type, arg_types) ->
              ret_type, List.map ~f:(fun typ -> (Mangled.from_string "x", typ)) arg_types
          | None -> Typ.mk Typ.Tvoid, []) in
-      let loc = Location.dummy in
       let proc_attributes =
         { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name Config.Clang) with
           ProcAttributes.formals;
           is_objc_instance_method = is_objc_inst_method;
-          loc;
           ret_type;
         } in
       ignore (Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg proc_attributes)
@@ -476,7 +474,7 @@ let add_default_method_for_class trans_unit_ctx class_name decl_info =
   let loc = CLocation.get_sil_location_from_range trans_unit_ctx
       decl_info.Clang_ast_t.di_source_range true in
   let proc_name = Typ.Procname.get_default_objc_class_method class_name in
-  let attrs = { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name Config.Clang) with loc = loc; } in
+  let attrs = { (ProcAttributes.default proc_name Config.Clang) with loc; } in
   AttributesTable.store_attributes attrs
 
 let get_procname_from_cpp_lambda context dec =
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jFrontend.ml b/infer/src/java/jFrontend.ml
index 441316421..0881100b3 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jFrontend.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jFrontend.ml
@@ -153,9 +153,9 @@ let create_icfg source_file linereader program icfg cn node =
         begin
           match m with
           | Javalib.AbstractMethod am ->
-              ignore (JTrans.create_am_procdesc program icfg am proc_name)
+              ignore (JTrans.create_am_procdesc source_file program icfg am proc_name)
           | Javalib.ConcreteMethod cm when JTrans.is_java_native cm ->
-              ignore (JTrans.create_native_procdesc program icfg cm proc_name)
+              ignore (JTrans.create_native_procdesc source_file program icfg cm proc_name)
           | Javalib.ConcreteMethod cm ->
               add_cmethod source_file program linereader icfg cm proc_name
         end;
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml b/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
index 358d1c12b..d6066b4dd 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTrans.ml
@@ -273,7 +273,7 @@ let trans_access = function
   | `Private -> PredSymb.Private
   | `Protected -> PredSymb.Protected
 
-let create_am_procdesc program icfg am proc_name : Procdesc.t =
+let create_am_procdesc source_file program icfg am proc_name : Procdesc.t =
   let cfg = icfg.JContext.cfg in
   let tenv = icfg.JContext.tenv in
   let m = Javalib.AbstractMethod am in
@@ -295,18 +295,19 @@ let create_am_procdesc program icfg am proc_name : Procdesc.t =
         is_synthetic_method = am.Javalib.am_synthetic;
         method_annotation;
         ret_type = JTransType.return_type program tenv ms;
+        loc = Location.none source_file;
       } in
     Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg proc_attributes in
   let start_kind = Procdesc.Node.Start_node proc_name in
-  let start_node = Procdesc.create_node procdesc Location.dummy start_kind [] in
+  let start_node = Procdesc.create_node procdesc (Location.none source_file) start_kind [] in
   let exit_kind = (Procdesc.Node.Exit_node proc_name) in
-  let exit_node = Procdesc.create_node procdesc Location.dummy exit_kind [] in
+  let exit_node = Procdesc.create_node procdesc (Location.none source_file) exit_kind [] in
   Procdesc.node_set_succs_exn procdesc start_node [exit_node] [exit_node];
   Procdesc.set_start_node procdesc start_node;
   Procdesc.set_exit_node procdesc exit_node;
   procdesc
 
-let create_native_procdesc program icfg cm proc_name =
+let create_native_procdesc source_file program icfg cm proc_name =
   let cfg = icfg.JContext.cfg in
   let tenv = icfg.JContext.tenv in
   let m = Javalib.ConcreteMethod cm in
@@ -325,6 +326,7 @@ let create_native_procdesc program icfg cm proc_name =
       is_synthetic_method = cm.Javalib.cm_synthetic;
       method_annotation;
       ret_type = JTransType.return_type program tenv ms;
+      loc = Location.none source_file;
     } in
   Cfg.create_proc_desc cfg proc_attributes
 
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTrans.mli b/infer/src/java/jTrans.mli
index 4bb08a5ab..8f85a80a2 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTrans.mli
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTrans.mli
@@ -24,10 +24,16 @@ val is_java_native : JCode.jcode Javalib.concrete_method  -> bool
 
 (** Create the procedure description for an abstract method *)
 val create_am_procdesc :
-  JClasspath.program -> JContext.icfg -> Javalib.abstract_method -> Typ.Procname.t -> Procdesc.t
+  SourceFile.t ->
+  JClasspath.program ->
+  JContext.icfg ->
+  Javalib.abstract_method ->
+  Typ.Procname.t ->
+  Procdesc.t
 
 (** Create the procedure description for a concrete method *)
 val create_native_procdesc :
+  SourceFile.t ->
   JClasspath.program ->
   JContext.icfg ->
   JCode.jcode Javalib.concrete_method ->
diff --git a/infer/src/java/jTransExn.ml b/infer/src/java/jTransExn.ml
index 069d54160..fe34bf772 100644
--- a/infer/src/java/jTransExn.ml
+++ b/infer/src/java/jTransExn.ml
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ let translate_exceptions (context : JContext.t) exit_nodes get_body_nodes handle
         let catch_nodes = get_body_nodes handler.JBir.e_handler in
         let loc = match catch_nodes with
           | n:: _ -> Procdesc.Node.get_loc n
-          | [] -> Location.dummy in
+          | [] -> Location.none context.source_file in
         let exn_type =
           let class_name =
             match handler.JBir.e_catch_type with
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ let translate_exceptions (context : JContext.t) exit_nodes get_body_nodes handle
         List.fold ~f:process_handler ~init:exit_nodes (List.rev handler_list) in
       let loc = match nodes_first_handler with
         | n:: _ -> Procdesc.Node.get_loc n
-        | [] -> Location.dummy in
+        | [] -> Location.none context.source_file in
       let entry_node = create_entry_node loc in
       Procdesc.node_set_succs_exn procdesc entry_node nodes_first_handler exit_nodes;
       Hashtbl.add catch_block_table handler_list [entry_node] in