diff --git a/drupalcs.drush.inc b/drupalcs.drush.inc
index 5510fc5..c15947e 100644
--- a/drupalcs.drush.inc
+++ b/drupalcs.drush.inc
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ function _drupalcs_get_phpcs_version_number($path_to_phpcs) {
   static $phpcs_version_number = NULL;
 
   if (is_null($phpcs_version_number)) {
-    $result = _drupalcs_get_phpcs_version($path_to_phpcs);
+    $result = drush_shell_exec($path_to_phpcs . ' --version');
     if ($result) {
       $phpcs_version_array = explode(' ', array_pop(drush_shell_exec_output()));
       $phpcs_version_number = $phpcs_version_array[2];