diff --git a/bin/compile b/bin/compile
index d0dfbbb97..8b1d66c43 100755
--- a/bin/compile
+++ b/bin/compile
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ require __DIR__.'/../src/bootstrap.php';
 
 use Composer\Compiler;
 
-error_reporting(~0); ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+error_reporting(-1);
+ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 
 $compiler = new Compiler();
 $compiler->compile();
diff --git a/bin/composer b/bin/composer
index 07cc72566..6ffa2c25c 100755
--- a/bin/composer
+++ b/bin/composer
@@ -5,7 +5,8 @@ require __DIR__.'/../src/bootstrap.php';
 
 use Composer\Console\Application;
 
-error_reporting(~0); ini_set('display_errors', 1);
+error_reporting(-1);
+ini_set('display_errors', 1);
 
 // run the command application
 $application = new Application();