diff --git a/src/core/module/outline-reader.js b/src/core/module/outline-reader.js
index ceb81c819db9e..eb1a467ef7dc6 100644
--- a/src/core/module/outline-reader.js
+++ b/src/core/module/outline-reader.js
@@ -44,9 +44,10 @@ export async function getExistingOutline(pdfDocument, structuredCharsProvider) {
         // Disable sortIndex calculation because 2 we aren't using it yet,
         // and it causes significant slowdown for document with many papers
         // newItem.sortIndex = await getSortIndexFromTitle(pdfDocument, structuredCharsProvider, item.title, item.dest);
-        newItem.location = {
-          dest: item.dest,
-        };
+        let position = await getPositionFromDestination(pdfDocument, item.dest);
+        if (position) {
+          newItem.location = { position };
+        }
       } else if (item.unsafeUrl) {
         newItem.url = item.unsafeUrl;
       }