diff --git a/ale_linters/php/phpmd.vim b/ale_linters/php/phpmd.vim
index 9b1d1e445e..368a66c313 100644
--- a/ale_linters/php/phpmd.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/php/phpmd.vim
@@ -7,9 +7,9 @@ let g:ale_php_phpmd_executable = get(g:, 'ale_php_phpmd_executable', 'phpmd')
 let g:ale_php_phpmd_ruleset = get(g:, 'ale_php_phpmd_ruleset', 'cleancode,codesize,controversial,design,naming,unusedcode')
 
 function! ale_linters#php#phpmd#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    return '%e %s text'
+    return '%e %t text'
     \   . ale#Pad(ale#Var(a:buffer, 'php_phpmd_ruleset'))
-    \   . ' --ignore-violations-on-exit %t'
+    \   . ' --ignore-violations-on-exit'
 endfunction
 
 function! ale_linters#php#phpmd#Handle(buffer, lines) abort
diff --git a/test/linter/test_phpmd.vader b/test/linter/test_phpmd.vader
index 649228208c..29bf857e72 100644
--- a/test/linter/test_phpmd.vader
+++ b/test/linter/test_phpmd.vader
@@ -9,4 +9,4 @@ Execute(Custom executables should be used for the executable and command):
 
   AssertLinter 'phpmd_test',
   \ ale#Escape('phpmd_test')
-  \ . ' %s text cleancode,codesize,controversial,design,naming,unusedcode --ignore-violations-on-exit %t'
+  \ . ' %t text cleancode,codesize,controversial,design,naming,unusedcode --ignore-violations-on-exit'