diff --git a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
index aaa6f9b8..421b31b9 100644
--- a/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
+++ b/syntax_checkers/python/pylint.vim
@@ -62,8 +62,10 @@ function! s:PylintNew(exe)
     let exe = syntastic#util#shescape(a:exe)
     try
         " On Windows the version is shown as "pylint-script.py 1.0.0".
-        " On Gentoo Linux it's "pylint-python2.7 0.28.0".  Oh, joy. :)
-        let pylint_version = filter(split(system(exe . ' --version'), '\m, \=\|\n'), 'v:val =~# ''\m^pylint\>''')[0]
+        " On Gentoo Linux it's "pylint-python2.7 0.28.0".
+        " On NixOS, that would be ".pylint-wrapped 0.26.0", that would be.
+        " Have you guys considered switching to creative writing yet? ;)
+        let pylint_version = filter(split(system(exe . ' --version'), '\m, \=\|\n'), 'v:val =~# ''\m^\.\=pylint\>''')[0]
         let pylint_version = substitute(pylint_version, '\v^\S+\s+', '', '')
         let ret = syntastic#util#versionIsAtLeast(syntastic#util#parseVersion(pylint_version), [1])
     catch /^Vim\%((\a\+)\)\=:E684/