diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 7ed8cc87..4212c95a 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -101,10 +101,10 @@ enabled.
 Syntastic itself has rather relaxed requirements: it doesn't have any external
 dependencies, and it needs a version of [Vim][vim] compiled with a few common
 features: `autocmd`, `eval`, `file_in_path`, `modify_fname`, `quickfix`,
-`reltime`, and `user_commands`. Not all possible combinations of features that
-include the ones above make equal sense on all operating systems, but Vim
-version 7 or later with the "normal", "big", or "huge" feature sets should be
-fine.
+`reltime`, `statusline`, and `user_commands`. Not all possible combinations of
+features that include the ones above make equal sense on all operating systems,
+but Vim version 7 or later with the "normal", "big", or "huge" feature sets
+should be fine.
 
 Syntastic should work with any modern plugin managers for Vim, such as
 [NeoBundle][neobundle], [Pathogen][pathogen], [Vim-Addon-Manager][vam],
diff --git a/doc/syntastic.txt b/doc/syntastic.txt
index db3e99e4..8bc455d3 100644
--- a/doc/syntastic.txt
+++ b/doc/syntastic.txt
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ When syntax errors are detected a flag will be shown. The content of the flag
 is derived from the |'syntastic_stl_format'| option.
 
 Please note that these settings might conflict with other Vim plugins that
-change the way statusline works. Refer to the |syntastic-compatibility| notes
+change the way 'statusline' works. Refer to the |syntastic-compatibility| notes
 below and to the respective plugins' documentation for possible solutions.
 
 In particular see |syntastic-airline| below if you're using the "airline" Vim
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 074b0568..47f16cf0 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ if has('reltime')
     lockvar! g:_SYNTASTIC_START
 endif
 
-let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-24'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.8.0-26'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ for s:feature in [
             \ 'modify_fname',
             \ 'quickfix',
             \ 'reltime',
-            \ 'user_commands'
+            \ 'statusline',
+            \ 'user_commands',
         \ ]
     if !has(s:feature)
         call syntastic#log#error('need Vim compiled with feature ' . s:feature)