Before: Save g:ale_verilog_verilator_options let g:ale_verilog_verilator_options = '' After: Restore call ale#linter#Reset() Execute(Set Verilog Verilator linter additional options to `-sv --default-language "1800-2012"`): runtime! ale_linters/verilog/verilator.vim " Additional args for the linter let g:ale_verilog_verilator_options = '-sv --default-language "1800-2012"' call ale#Lint() let g:run_cmd = ale_linters#verilog#verilator#GetCommand(bufnr('')) let g:matched = match(g:run_cmd, '\s' . g:ale_verilog_verilator_options . '\s') " match returns -1 if not found AssertNotEqual \ g:matched , \ -1 , \ 'Additionnal arguments not found in the run command'