diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
index 64adbc5f..fd35e08a 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
@@ -7,8 +7,8 @@
 function! SyntaxCheckers_python_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = 'pylint '.g:syntastic_python_checker_args.' -f parseable -r n -i y ' .
                 \ shellescape(expand('%')) .
-                \ ' 2>&1 \| sed ''s_: \[[RC]_: \[W_''' .
-                \ ' \| sed ''s_: \[[F]_:\ \[E_'''
-    let errorformat = '%f:%l: [%t%n%.%#] %m,%f:%l: [%t%.%#] %m,%Z,%-GNo config%m'
+                \ ' 2>&1 \| sed ''s_: \[\([RCW]\)_: \[W] \[\1_''' .
+                \ ' \| sed ''s_: \[\([FE]\)_:\ \[E] \[\1_'''
+    let errorformat = '%f:%l: [%t] %m,%Z,%-GNo config %m'
     return SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 endfunction