diff --git a/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua b/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
index 5597657b..b47e023f 100644
--- a/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
+++ b/runtime/plugins/linter/linter.lua
@@ -71,7 +71,7 @@ function preinit()
     makeLinter("eslint", "javascript", "eslint", {"-f","compact","%f"}, "%f: line %l, col %c, %m")
     makeLinter("gobuild", "go", "go", {"build", "-o", devnull, "%d"}, "%f:%l:%c:? %m")
     -- makeLinter("golint", "go", "golint", {"%f"}, "%f:%l:%c: %m")
-    makeLinter("hlint", "haskell", "hlint", {"%f"}, "%f:%l:%c.-: %m")
+    makeLinter("hlint", "haskell", "hlint", {"%f"}, "%f:%(?%l[,:]%c%)?.-: %m")
     makeLinter("javac", "java", "javac", {"-d", "%d", "%f"}, "%f:%l: error: %m")
     makeLinter("jshint", "javascript", "jshint", {"%f"}, "%f: line %l,.+, %m")
     makeLinter("literate", "literate", "lit", {"-c", "%f"}, "%f:%l:%m", {}, false, true)