diff --git a/README.markdown b/README.markdown
index 61410c88..ddbf48a7 100644
--- a/README.markdown
+++ b/README.markdown
@@ -410,7 +410,7 @@ work around it:
 
 ```vim
 nnoremap <silent> <C-d> :lclose<CR>:bdelete<CR>
-cabbrev <silent> bd lclose\|bdelete
+cabbrev <silent> bd <C-r>=(getcmdtype()==#':' && getcmdpos()==1 ? 'lclose\|bdelete' : 'bd')<CR>
 ```
 
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diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index a3a253ec..792649a2 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 = '3.6.0-86'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-88'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1