diff --git a/bears/php/PHPLintBear.py b/bears/php/PHPLintBear.py
index 68658ff55d..8febcd269e 100644
--- a/bears/php/PHPLintBear.py
+++ b/bears/php/PHPLintBear.py
@@ -5,9 +5,10 @@
 
 
 @linter(executable='php',
+        use_stderr=True,
         output_format='regex',
-        output_regex=r'(?P<severity>Parse|Fatal) error: (?P<message>.*) in '
-                     r'.* on line (?P<line>\d+)',
+        output_regex=r'(?P<severity>Parse|Fatal) error: (?P<message>.*)'
+                     r'( in .* on line (?P<line>\d+))?',
         severity_map={'Parse': RESULT_SEVERITY.MAJOR,
                       'Fatal': RESULT_SEVERITY.MAJOR})
 class PHPLintBear: