diff --git a/syntax_checkers/php.vim b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
index e1c1e8db..4f22f910 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/php.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/php.vim
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_php_GetLocList()
     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 = SyntasticMake({ 'makeprg': makeprg, 'errorformat': errorformat })
 
-    if !g:syntastic_phpcs_disable && executable("phpcs")
+    if empty(errors) && !g:syntastic_phpcs_disable && executable("phpcs")
         let errors = errors + s:GetPHPCSErrors()
     endif