diff --git a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core/statusline.vim b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core/statusline.vim
index 0c32b68d0..1f6d08292 100644
--- a/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core/statusline.vim
+++ b/autoload/SpaceVim/layers/core/statusline.vim
@@ -257,7 +257,7 @@ endfunction
 
 function! s:syntax_checking() abort
   if SpaceVim#lsp#buf_server_ready()
-    let counts = v:lua.vim.diagnostic.count(0)
+    let counts = v:lua.require('spacevim.lsp').lsp_diagnostic_count()
     let warnings = get(counts, 1, 0)
     let errors = get(counts, 0, 0)
     let l =  warnings ? '%#SpaceVim_statusline_warn# ● ' . warnings . ' ' : ''
diff --git a/lua/spacevim/lsp.lua b/lua/spacevim/lsp.lua
index b390c809c..f60d52f1b 100644
--- a/lua/spacevim/lsp.lua
+++ b/lua/spacevim/lsp.lua
@@ -4,6 +4,13 @@ function M.server_ready()
   return vim.b.lsp_server_ready
 end
 
+function M.lsp_diagnostic_count()
+  if vim.diagnostic.count then
+    return vim.diagnostic.count(0)
+  end
+  return {}
+end
+
 M.clients = {}
 -- store the clients for different filetype
 -- which can be called via vim.lsp.start_client()