diff --git a/ale_linters/haskell/hlint.vim b/ale_linters/haskell/hlint.vim
index fbb49fdb..0cc7437f 100644
--- a/ale_linters/haskell/hlint.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/haskell/hlint.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 " Author: jparoz <jesse.paroz@gmail.com>
 " Description: hlint for Haskell files
 
+call ale#Set('haskell_hlint_executable', 'hlint')
+call ale#Set('haskell_hlint_options', get(g:, 'hlint_options', ''))
+
 function! ale_linters#haskell#hlint#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
     let l:output = []
 
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_haskell_hlint_command_callbacks.vader b/test/command_callback/test_haskell_hlint_command_callbacks.vader
index d4ee708c..6d227c9d 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_haskell_hlint_command_callbacks.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_haskell_hlint_command_callbacks.vader
@@ -1,9 +1,6 @@
 Before:
   call ale#assert#SetUpLinterTest('haskell', 'hlint')
 
-  let g:ale_haskell_hlint_executable = 'hlint'
-  let g:ale_haskell_hlint_options = ''
-
   let b:base_opts = '--color=never --json -'
 
 After: