diff --git a/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py b/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
index ded1d9224d82d9..c622fd9ce7c466 100644
--- a/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
+++ b/Lib/test/test_sys_settrace.py
@@ -1650,15 +1650,15 @@ def func():
         EXPECTED_EVENTS = [
             (0, 'call'),
             (2, 'line'),
-            (1, 'line'),
             (-3, 'call'),
             (-2, 'line'),
             (-2, 'return'),
-            (4, 'line'),
             (1, 'line'),
+            (4, 'line'),
+            (2, 'line'),
             (-2, 'call'),
             (-2, 'return'),
-            (1, 'return'),
+            (2, 'return'),
         ]
 
         # C level events should be the same as expected and the same as Python level.
diff --git a/Python/compile.c b/Python/compile.c
index 0e3ca0bf2c8a8c..e1a2b0247b49ef 100644
--- a/Python/compile.c
+++ b/Python/compile.c
@@ -2981,12 +2981,18 @@ compiler_for(struct compiler *c, stmt_ty s)
     RETURN_IF_ERROR(compiler_push_fblock(c, loc, FOR_LOOP, start, end, NULL));
 
     VISIT(c, expr, s->v.For.iter);
+
     loc = LOC(s->v.For.iter);
     ADDOP(c, loc, GET_ITER);
 
     USE_LABEL(c, start);
     ADDOP_JUMP(c, loc, FOR_ITER, cleanup);
 
+    /* Add NOP to ensure correct line tracing of multiline for statements.
+     * It will be removed later if redundant.
+     */
+    ADDOP(c, LOC(s->v.For.target), NOP);
+
     USE_LABEL(c, body);
     VISIT(c, expr, s->v.For.target);
     VISIT_SEQ(c, stmt, s->v.For.body);