diff --git a/plugin/syntastic.vim b/plugin/syntastic.vim
index 0260b00a..70d5482e 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic.vim
@@ -305,7 +305,7 @@ function! s:UpdateErrors(auto_invoked, checker_names) " {{{2
     " populate loclist and jump {{{3
     let do_jump = syntastic#util#var('auto_jump') + 0
     if do_jump == 2
-        let do_jump = loclist.getFirstError() == 1
+        let do_jump = loclist.getFirstError(1)
     elseif do_jump == 3
         let do_jump = loclist.getFirstError()
     elseif 0 > do_jump || do_jump > 3
diff --git a/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim b/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
index 60049270..ced93578 100644
--- a/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
+++ b/plugin/syntastic/loclist.vim
@@ -133,8 +133,13 @@ function! g:SyntasticLoclist.getStatuslineFlag() " {{{2
     return self._stl_flag
 endfunction " }}}2
 
-function! g:SyntasticLoclist.getFirstError() " {{{2
-    for idx in range(len(self._rawLoclist))
+function! g:SyntasticLoclist.getFirstError(...) " {{{2
+    let max_issues = len(self._rawLoclist)
+    if a:0 && a:1 < max_issues
+        let max_issues = a:1
+    endif
+
+    for idx in range(max_issues)
         if get(self._rawLoclist[idx], 'type', '') ==? 'E'
             return idx + 1
         endif