diff --git a/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim b/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
index 51e5c56..8f74c9b 100644
--- a/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
+++ b/ale_linters/r/lintr.vim
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ function! ale_linters#r#lintr#GetCommand(buffer) abort
     \   . l:lint_cmd
 
     return ale#path#BufferCdString(a:buffer)
-    \   . 'Rscript -e '
+    \   . 'Rscript --vanilla -e '
     \   . ale#Escape(l:cmd_string) . ' %t'
 endfunction
 
diff --git a/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader b/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
index e655328..2f7dfb1 100644
--- a/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
+++ b/test/command_callback/test_lintr_command_callback.vader
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ After:
 Execute(The default lintr command should be correct):
   AssertEqual
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
-  \   . 'Rscript -e '
+  \   . 'Rscript --vanilla -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
       \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE), '
       \   .            'with_defaults())')
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Execute(The lintr options should be configurable):
 
   AssertEqual
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
-  \   . 'Rscript -e '
+  \   . 'Rscript --vanilla -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
       \   .            'lint(cache = FALSE, commandArgs(TRUE), '
       \   .            'with_defaults(object_usage_linter = NULL))')
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ Execute(If the lint_package flag is set, lintr::lint_package should be called):
 
   AssertEqual
   \   'cd ' . ale#Escape(getcwd()) . ' && '
-  \   . 'Rscript -e '
+  \   . 'Rscript --vanilla -e '
   \   . ale#Escape('suppressPackageStartupMessages(library(lintr));'
       \    .           'lint_package(cache = FALSE, '
       \    .           'linters = with_defaults())')