diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index ec368e7d5f75..97f38e7bc17c 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -62,6 +62,9 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		MaxDeclLines: 1,
 		MaxDeclChars: 30,
 	},
+	InterfaceBloat: InterfaceBloatSettings{
+		Max: 10,
+	},
 	Lll: LllSettings{
 		LineLength: 120,
 		TabWidth:   1,
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go b/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
index f9cf81c8130c..044c96f3b1bf 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/interfacebloat.go
@@ -11,10 +11,12 @@ import (
 func NewInterfaceBloat(settings *config.InterfaceBloatSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	a := analyzer.New()
 
-	cfgMap := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
+	var cfg map[string]map[string]interface{}
 	if settings != nil {
-		cfgMap[a.Name] = map[string]interface{}{
-			analyzer.InterfaceMaxMethodsFlag: settings.Max,
+		cfg = map[string]map[string]interface{}{
+			a.Name: {
+				analyzer.InterfaceMaxMethodsFlag: settings.Max,
+			},
 		}
 	}
 
@@ -22,6 +24,6 @@ func NewInterfaceBloat(settings *config.InterfaceBloatSettings) *goanalysis.Lint
 		a.Name,
 		a.Doc,
 		[]*analysis.Analyzer{a},
-		nil,
+		cfg,
 	).WithLoadMode(goanalysis.LoadModeSyntax)
 }