diff --git a/lisp/php-flymake.el b/lisp/php-flymake.el
index 25ae9083..00bafba8 100644
--- a/lisp/php-flymake.el
+++ b/lisp/php-flymake.el
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 (require 'flymake)
 (require 'cl-lib)
+(require 'php-core)
 (eval-and-compile
   (require 'flymake-proc))
 (eval-when-compile
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ See `flymake-diagnostic-functions' about REPORT-FN and ARGS parameters."
 (defun php-flymake--build-command-line (file)
   "Return the command line for `php -l' FILE."
   (let* ((command-args (or php-flymake-executable-command-args
-                           (list (or (bound-and-true-p php-executable) "php"))))
+                           (list php-executable)))
          (cmd (car-safe command-args))
          (default-directory (expand-file-name "~")))
     (unless (or (file-executable-p cmd)
diff --git a/lisp/php-project.el b/lisp/php-project.el
index 570c162d..e057b5fe 100644
--- a/lisp/php-project.el
+++ b/lisp/php-project.el
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@
 ;;; Code:
 (eval-when-compile
   (require 'cl-lib))
+(require 'php-core)
 (require 'projectile nil t)
 
 ;; Constants
@@ -217,12 +218,10 @@ Typically it is `pear', `drupal', `wordpress', `symfony2' and `psr2'.")
 
 (defun php-project-get-php-executable ()
   "Return path to PHP executable file."
-  (cond
-   ((and (stringp php-project-php-executable)
-         (file-executable-p php-project-php-executable))
-    php-project-php-executable)
-   ((boundp 'php-executable) php-executable)
-   (t (executable-find "php"))))
+  (if (and (stringp php-project-php-executable)
+           (file-executable-p php-project-php-executable))
+      php-project-php-executable
+    php-executable))
 
 (defun php-project-get-file-html-template-type (filename)
   "Return symbol T, NIL or `auto' by `FILENAME'."