diff --git a/ale_linters/cpp/clangcheck.vim b/ale_linters/cpp/clangcheck.vim
index 936204d8..4b6169c8 100644
--- a/ale_linters/cpp/clangcheck.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/cpp/clangcheck.vim
@@ -19,10 +19,14 @@ function! ale_linters#cpp#clangcheck#GetCommand(buffer) abort
         let l:build_dir = ale#c#FindCompileCommands(a:buffer)
     endif
 
+    " The extra arguments in the command are used to prevent .plist files from
+    " being generated. These are only added if no build directory can be
+    " detected.
     return ale#Escape(ale_linters#cpp#clangcheck#GetExecutable(a:buffer))
     \   . ' -analyze %s'
     \   . (!empty(l:user_options) ? ' ' . l:user_options : '')
     \   . (!empty(l:build_dir) ? ' -p ' . ale#Escape(l:build_dir) : '')
+    \   . (empty(l:build_dir) ? ' -extra-arg -Xanalyzer -extra-arg -analyzer-output=text' : '')
 endfunction
 
 call ale#linter#Define('cpp', {
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_cpp_clangcheck_command_callbacks.vader b/test/command_callback/test_cpp_clangcheck_command_callbacks.vader
index e51ba3d2..34b87fc6 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_cpp_clangcheck_command_callbacks.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_cpp_clangcheck_command_callbacks.vader
@@ -26,20 +26,28 @@ Execute(The executable should be configurable):
 
 Execute(The executable should be used in the command):
   AssertEqual
-  \ ale#Escape('clang-check') . ' -analyze %s',
+  \ ale#Escape('clang-check')
+  \   . ' -analyze %s'
+  \   . ' -extra-arg -Xanalyzer -extra-arg -analyzer-output=text',
   \ ale_linters#cpp#clangcheck#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
   let b:ale_cpp_clangcheck_executable = 'foobar'
 
+  " The extra arguments in the command are used to prevent .plist files from
+  " being generated.
   AssertEqual
-  \ ale#Escape('foobar') . ' -analyze %s',
+  \ ale#Escape('foobar')
+  \   . ' -analyze %s'
+  \   . ' -extra-arg -Xanalyzer -extra-arg -analyzer-output=text',
   \ ale_linters#cpp#clangcheck#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
 Execute(The options should be configurable):
   let b:ale_cpp_clangcheck_options = '--something'
 
   AssertEqual
-  \ ale#Escape('clang-check') . ' -analyze %s --something',
+  \ ale#Escape('clang-check')
+  \   . ' -analyze %s --something'
+  \   . ' -extra-arg -Xanalyzer -extra-arg -analyzer-output=text',
   \ ale_linters#cpp#clangcheck#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
 Execute(The build directory should be used when set):