diff --git a/ale_linters/erlang/syntaxerl.vim b/ale_linters/erlang/syntaxerl.vim
index dd53d8e8..7a94856a 100644
--- a/ale_linters/erlang/syntaxerl.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/erlang/syntaxerl.vim
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ endfunction
 
 
 function! ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(buffer) abort
-    return ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetExecutable(a:buffer) . ' %t'
+    return ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetExecutable(a:buffer) . ' -b %s %t'
 endfunction
 
 
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_erlang_syntaxerl_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_erlang_syntaxerl_command_callback.vader
index 821444ad..800aaf3f 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_erlang_syntaxerl_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_erlang_syntaxerl_command_callback.vader
@@ -17,10 +17,10 @@ Execute (Get SyntaxErl executable):
   AssertEqual '/yet/another/syntaxerl', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetExecutable(bufnr(''))
 
 Execute (Get SyntaxErl command line):
-  AssertEqual 'syntaxerl %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  AssertEqual 'syntaxerl -b %s %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
   let g:ale_erlang_syntaxerl_executable = '/some/other/syntaxerl'
-  AssertEqual '/some/other/syntaxerl %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  AssertEqual '/some/other/syntaxerl -b %s %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
 
   let b:ale_erlang_syntaxerl_executable = '/yet/another/syntaxerl'
-  AssertEqual '/yet/another/syntaxerl %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))
+  AssertEqual '/yet/another/syntaxerl -b %s %t', ale_linters#erlang#syntaxerl#GetCommand(bufnr(''))