diff --git a/syntax_checkers/html.vim b/syntax_checkers/html.vim
index e9d66742..f0bd43c9 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/html.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/html.vim
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_html_GetLocList()
 
     "grep out the '<table> lacks "summary" attribute' since it is almost
     "always present and almost always useless
-    let makeprg="tidy -e "..shellescape(expand('%'))." 2>&1 \\| grep -v '\<table\> lacks \"summary\" attribute'"
+    let makeprg="tidy -e ".shellescape(expand('%'))." 2>&1 \\| grep -v '\<table\> lacks \"summary\" attribute'"
     let errorformat='%Wline %l column %c - Warning: %m,%Eline %l column %c - Error: %m,%-G%.%#,%-G%.%#'
     let loclist = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })