diff --git a/syntax_checkers/puppet/puppetlint.vim b/syntax_checkers/puppet/puppetlint.vim
index 322ab029..eb0f552d 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/puppet/puppetlint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/puppet/puppetlint.vim
@@ -15,6 +15,11 @@ if exists("g:loaded_syntastic_puppet_puppetlint_checker")
 endif
 let g:loaded_syntastic_puppet_puppetlint_checker=1
 
+if exists("g:systastic_puppet_lint_arguments")
+    let g:systastic_puppet_puppetlint_args = g:systastic_puppet_lint_arguments
+    call syntastic#util#deprecationWarn("variable g:systastic_puppet_lint_arguments is deprecated, please use g:systastic_puppet_puppetlint_args instead")
+endif
+
 function! SyntaxCheckers_puppet_puppetlint_IsAvailable()
     return
         \ executable("puppet") &&