diff --git a/doc/ale.txt b/doc/ale.txt
index e32df32e..369361c2 100644
--- a/doc/ale.txt
+++ b/doc/ale.txt
@@ -108,9 +108,9 @@ g:ale_lint_on_enter                                       *g:ale_lint_on_enter*
 Type: |Number|
 Default: `1`
 
-When this option is set to `1`, the |BufEnter| event will be used to apply
-linters when buffers are first opened. If this is not desired, this variable
-can be set to `0` in your vimrc file to disable this behaviour.
+When this option is set to `1`, the |BufEnter| and |BufRead| events will be
+used to apply linters when buffers are first opened. If this is not desired,
+this variable can be set to `0` in your vimrc file to disable this behaviour.
 
 
 g:ale_lint_on_save                                         *g:ale_lint_on_save*
diff --git a/plugin/ale/zmain.vim b/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
index e41ff7e6..83bb8109 100644
--- a/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
+++ b/plugin/ale/zmain.vim
@@ -355,7 +355,7 @@ endif
 if g:ale_lint_on_enter
     augroup ALERunOnEnterGroup
         autocmd!
-        autocmd BufEnter * call ALELint(20)
+        autocmd BufEnter,BufRead * call ALELint(0)
     augroup END
 endif