diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index af3d8804..16b1928b 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 = '3.6.0-171'
+let g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION = '3.6.0-172'
 lockvar g:_SYNTASTIC_VERSION
 
 " Sanity checks {{{1
diff --git a/syntax_checkers/javascript/eslint.vim b/syntax_checkers/javascript/eslint.vim
index cae1129f..29b978f7 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/javascript/eslint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/javascript/eslint.vim
@@ -18,6 +18,10 @@ if !exists('g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_sort')
     let g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_sort = 1
 endif
 
+if !exists('g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic')
+    let g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic = 0
+endif
+
 let s:save_cpo = &cpo
 set cpo&vim
 
@@ -25,14 +29,16 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_javascript_eslint_IsAvailable() dict
     if !executable(self.getExec())
         return 0
     endif
-    return syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(self.getVersion(), [0, 1])
+    return g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic || syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(self.getVersion(), [0, 1])
 endfunction
 
 function! SyntaxCheckers_javascript_eslint_GetLocList() dict
-    call syntastic#log#deprecationWarn('javascript_eslint_conf', 'javascript_eslint_args',
-        \ "'--config ' . syntastic#util#shexpand(OLD_VAR)")
+    if !g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic
+        call syntastic#log#deprecationWarn('javascript_eslint_conf', 'javascript_eslint_args',
+            \ "'--config ' . syntastic#util#shexpand(OLD_VAR)")
+    endif
 
-    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({ 'args_before': '-f compact' })
+    let makeprg = self.makeprgBuild({ 'args_before': (g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic ? '' : '-f compact') })
 
     let errorformat =
         \ '%E%f: line %l\, col %c\, Error - %m,' .
@@ -43,14 +49,16 @@ function! SyntaxCheckers_javascript_eslint_GetLocList() dict
         \ 'errorformat': errorformat,
         \ 'postprocess': ['guards'] })
 
-    if !exists('s:eslint_new')
-        let s:eslint_new = syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(self.getVersion(), [1])
-    endif
+    if !g:syntastic_javascript_eslint_generic
+        if !exists('s:eslint_new')
+            let s:eslint_new = syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(self.getVersion(), [1])
+        endif
 
-    if !s:eslint_new
-        for e in loclist
-            let e['col'] += 1
-        endfor
+        if !s:eslint_new
+            for e in loclist
+                let e['col'] += 1
+            endfor
+        endif
     endif
 
     return loclist