diff --git a/syntax_checkers/php.vim b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
index 0a595b792..962d3bd78 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/php.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
@@ -21,6 +21,6 @@ endif
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = "php -l %"
-    let errorformat='%-GNo syntax errors detected in%.%#,%-GErrors parsing %.%#,%-G\s%#,%EParse error: syntax error\, %m in %f on line %l'
+    let errorformat='%-GNo syntax errors detected in%.%#,PHP Parse error: %#syntax %trror\, %m in %f on line %l,%-GErrors parsing %.%#,%-G\s%#'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 endfunction