diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim b/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
index dbeff638..0b935621 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
@@ -155,7 +155,7 @@ function! g:SyntasticLoclist.show()
         for buf in tabpagebuflist()
             if buflisted(buf) && bufloaded(buf) && getbufvar(buf, '&buftype') ==# 'quickfix'
                 let win = bufwinnr(buf)
-                let title = getwinvar(win, 'quickfix_title', '')
+                let title = getwinvar(win, 'quickfix_title')
                 if title ==# ':setloclist()' || strpart(title, 0, 16) ==# ':SyntasticCheck '
                     call setwinvar(win, 'quickfix_title', ':SyntasticCheck ' . self._name)
                 endif
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/sh/checkbashisms.vim b/syntax_checkers/sh/checkbashisms.vim
index ed3645b0..9fb1f7ae 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/sh/checkbashisms.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/sh/checkbashisms.vim
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ endfunction
 function! SyntaxCheckers_sh_checkbashisms_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = syntastic#makeprg#build({
         \ 'exe': 'checkbashisms',
-        \ 'args': '-fpx',
+        \ 'args': '-fx',
         \ 'filetype': 'sh',
         \ 'subchecker': 'checkbashisms'})