diff --git a/ale_linters/javascript/xo.vim b/ale_linters/javascript/xo.vim
index 5b206df8..9cc1dc69 100644
--- a/ale_linters/javascript/xo.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/javascript/xo.vim
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 
 call ale#linter#Define('javascript', {
 \   'name': 'xo',
-\   'executable': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(b, 'javascript')},
-\   'command': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(b, 'javascript')},
+\   'executable': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(b)},
+\   'command': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(b)},
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#xo#HandleJSON',
 \})
diff --git a/ale_linters/typescript/xo.vim b/ale_linters/typescript/xo.vim
index 13ae0cf7..2e25ba4c 100644
--- a/ale_linters/typescript/xo.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/typescript/xo.vim
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 call ale#linter#Define('typescript', {
 \   'name': 'xo',
-\   'executable': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(b, 'typescript')},
-\   'command': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(b, 'typescript')},
+\   'executable': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(b)},
+\   'command': {b -> ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(b)},
 \   'callback': 'ale#handlers#xo#HandleJSON',
 \})
diff --git a/autoload/ale/fixers/xo.vim b/autoload/ale/fixers/xo.vim
index 0f8f3ec6..dcf4c737 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/fixers/xo.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/fixers/xo.vim
@@ -2,17 +2,8 @@
 " Description: Fixing files with XO.
 
 function! ale#fixers#xo#Fix(buffer) abort
-    let l:filetype = getbufvar(a:buffer, '&filetype')
-    let l:type = ''
-
-    if l:filetype =~# 'javascript'
-        let l:type = 'javascript'
-    elseif l:filetype =~# 'typescript'
-        let l:type = 'typescript'
-    endif
-
-    let l:executable = ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(a:buffer, l:type)
-    let l:options = ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(a:buffer, l:type)
+    let l:executable = ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(a:buffer)
+    let l:options = ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(a:buffer)
 
     return ale#semver#RunWithVersionCheck(
     \   a:buffer,
diff --git a/autoload/ale/handlers/xo.vim b/autoload/ale/handlers/xo.vim
index 3f7c72cb..2439b4f9 100644
--- a/autoload/ale/handlers/xo.vim
+++ b/autoload/ale/handlers/xo.vim
@@ -6,21 +6,39 @@ call ale#Set('typescript_xo_executable', 'xo')
 call ale#Set('typescript_xo_use_global', get(g:, 'ale_use_global_executables', 0))
 call ale#Set('typescript_xo_options', '')
 
-function! ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(buffer, type) abort
-    return ale#node#FindExecutable(a:buffer, a:type . '_xo', [
+function! ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(buffer) abort
+    let l:filetype = getbufvar(a:buffer, '&filetype')
+    let l:type = ''
+
+    if l:filetype =~# 'javascript'
+        let l:type = 'javascript'
+    elseif l:filetype =~# 'typescript'
+        let l:type = 'typescript'
+    endif
+
+    return ale#node#FindExecutable(a:buffer, l:type . '_xo', [
     \   'node_modules/xo/cli.js',
     \   'node_modules/.bin/xo',
     \])
 endfunction
 
-function! ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(buffer, type) abort
-    return ale#Escape(ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(a:buffer, a:type))
-    \   . ale#Pad(ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(a:buffer, a:type))
+function! ale#handlers#xo#GetLintCommand(buffer) abort
+    return ale#Escape(ale#handlers#xo#GetExecutable(a:buffer))
+    \   . ale#Pad(ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(a:buffer))
     \   . ' --reporter json --stdin --stdin-filename %s'
 endfunction
 
-function! ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(buffer, type) abort
-    return ale#Var(a:buffer, a:type . '_xo_options')
+function! ale#handlers#xo#GetOptions(buffer) abort
+    let l:filetype = getbufvar(a:buffer, '&filetype')
+    let l:type = ''
+
+    if l:filetype =~# 'javascript'
+        let l:type = 'javascript'
+    elseif l:filetype =~# 'typescript'
+        let l:type = 'typescript'
+    endif
+
+    return ale#Var(a:buffer, l:type . '_xo_options')
 endfunction
 
 " xo uses eslint and the output format is the same