diff --git a/ale_linters/php/phpcs.vim b/ale_linters/php/phpcs.vim
index 62517c9..db7598f 100644
--- a/ale_linters/php/phpcs.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/php/phpcs.vim
@@ -11,8 +11,8 @@ function! ale_linters#php#phpcs#GetCommand(buffer)
     let command = 'phpcs -s --report=emacs --stdin-path=%s'
 
     " This option can be set to change the standard used by phpcs
-    if exists('g:ale_linters_php_phpcs_standard')
-        let command .= ' --standard=' . g:ale_linters_php_phpcs_standard
+    if exists('g:ale_php_phpcs_standard')
+        let command .= ' --standard=' . g:ale_php_phpcs_standard
     endif
 
     return command
diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index b428d6d..8914ec8 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ CONTENTS                                                         *ale-contents*
   3. Global Options.................................|ale-options|
   4. Linter Specific Options........................|ale-linter-options|
     4.1. eslint................................ ....|ale-linter-options-eslint|
+    4.2. phpcs......................................|ale-linter-options-phpcs|
   5. API............................................|ale-api|
   6. Contact........................................|ale-contact|
 
@@ -236,6 +237,18 @@ Default: `'eslint'`
 This variable can be changed to change the path to eslint. If you have
 eslint_d installed, you can set this option to use eslint_d instead.
 
+-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+4.2. phpcs                                           *ale-linter-options-phpcs*
+
+g:ale_php_phpcs_standard                             *g:ale_php_phpcs_standard*
+
+Type: |String|
+Default: `''`
+
+This variable can be set to specify the coding standard used by phpcs. If
+no coding standard is specified, phpcs will default to checking against the
+PEAR coding standard, or the standard you have set as the default.
+
 ===============================================================================
 5. API                                                                *ale-api*