diff --git a/syntax_checkers/less.vim b/syntax_checkers/less.vim
index 7393b3ef..1338ffda 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/less.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/less.vim
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_less_GetLocList()
     let makeprg = 'lessc '. g:syntastic_less_options .' '.  shellescape(expand('%')) . ' /dev/null'
 
     "lessc >= 1.2
-    let errorformat  = 'ParseError: Syntax Error on line %[0-9]%# in %f:%l:%c'
+    let errorformat = '%m in %f:%l:%c'
     "lessc < 1.2
     let errorformat .= ', Syntax %trror on line %l in %f,Syntax %trror on line %l,! Syntax %trror: on line %l: %m,%-G%.%#'