diff --git a/vimrc b/vimrc
index 7e5ac31..70df7c7 100644
--- a/vimrc
+++ b/vimrc
@@ -37,14 +37,13 @@ Plug 'richq/vim-cmake-completion', {'for': ['cmake']}
 " vimomni - Completion for vimscript
 Plug 'vim-scripts/vimomni', {'for': ['vim']}
 
-" syntastic - syntax checker
-Plug 'vim-syntastic/syntastic'
-let g:syntastic_always_populate_loc_list = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_open = 1
-let g:syntastic_check_on_wq = 0
-let g:syntastic_python_checkers = ['pylint']
-let g:syntastic_error_symbol = '▸'
-let g:syntastic_warning_symbol = '▸'
+" ale - Asynchronous Lint Engine
+Plug 'w0rp/ale'
+let g:ale_sign_error = '▸'
+let g:ale_sign_warning = '▸'
+let g:ale_linters = {'c': [], 'cpp': []}
+hi link ALEErrorSign SyntasticErrorSign
+hi link ALEWarningSign SyntasticWarningSign
 
 " git diff in the sign column
 Plug 'airblade/vim-gitgutter'