diff --git a/syntax_checkers/php.vim b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
index d48b8e82..d3e52de3 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/php.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
@@ -37,13 +37,14 @@ endfunction
 function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetLocList()
 
     let errors = []
-    if !g:syntastic_phpcs_disable && executable("phpcs")
-        let errors = s:GetPHPCSErrors()
-    endif
 
     let makeprg = "php -l ".shellescape(expand('%'))
     let errorformat='%-GNo syntax errors detected in%.%#,PHP Parse error: %#syntax %trror\, %m in %f on line %l,PHP Fatal %trror: %m in %f on line %l,%-GErrors parsing %.%#,%-G\s%#,Parse error: %#syntax %trror\, %m in %f on line %l,Fatal %trror: %m in %f on line %l'
-    let errors = errors + SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+    let errors = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
+
+    if empty(errors) && !g:syntastic_phpcs_disable && executable("phpcs")
+        let errors = errors + s:GetPHPCSErrors()
+    endif
 
     call SyntasticHighlightErrors(errors, function('SyntaxCheckers_php_Term'))