diff --git a/.golangci.reference.yml b/.golangci.reference.yml
index 8fc626f4b97a..6b1d0574094c 100644
--- a/.golangci.reference.yml
+++ b/.golangci.reference.yml
@@ -2002,6 +2002,7 @@ linters:
     - forcetypeassert
     - funlen
     - gci
+    - ginkgolinter
     - gochecknoglobals
     - gochecknoinits
     - gocognit
@@ -2109,6 +2110,7 @@ linters:
     - forcetypeassert
     - funlen
     - gci
+    - ginkgolinter
     - gochecknoglobals
     - gochecknoinits
     - gocognit
diff --git a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
index fa7833b0fe86..dfc0dc8b550d 100644
--- a/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
+++ b/pkg/config/linters_settings.go
@@ -40,9 +40,6 @@ var defaultLintersSettings = LintersSettings{
 		Sections:      []string{"standard", "default"},
 		SkipGenerated: true,
 	},
-	GinkgoLinter: GinkgolinterSettings{
-		SuppressLenAssertion: false,
-	},
 	Gocognit: GocognitSettings{
 		MinComplexity: 30,
 	},
@@ -153,7 +150,7 @@ type LintersSettings struct {
 	Forbidigo        ForbidigoSettings
 	Funlen           FunlenSettings
 	Gci              GciSettings
-	GinkgoLinter     GinkgolinterSettings
+	GinkgoLinter     GinkgoLinterSettings
 	Gocognit         GocognitSettings
 	Goconst          GoConstSettings
 	Gocritic         GoCriticSettings
@@ -325,7 +322,7 @@ type GciSettings struct {
 	CustomOrder   bool     `mapstructure:"custom-order"`
 }
 
-type GinkgolinterSettings struct {
+type GinkgoLinterSettings struct {
 	SuppressLenAssertion bool `mapstructure:"suppress-len-assertion"`
 	SuppressNilAssertion bool `mapstructure:"suppress-nil-assertion"`
 	SuppressErrAssertion bool `mapstructure:"suppress-err-assertion"`
diff --git a/pkg/golinters/ginkgolinter.go b/pkg/golinters/ginkgolinter.go
index a1a5749eb394..d97050c2ee42 100644
--- a/pkg/golinters/ginkgolinter.go
+++ b/pkg/golinters/ginkgolinter.go
@@ -8,26 +8,15 @@ import (
 	"github.com/golangci/golangci-lint/pkg/golinters/goanalysis"
 )
 
-func NewGinkgoLinter(cfg *config.GinkgolinterSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
+func NewGinkgoLinter(cfg *config.GinkgoLinterSettings) *goanalysis.Linter {
 	a := ginkgolinter.NewAnalyzer()
 
 	cfgMap := make(map[string]map[string]interface{})
 	if cfg != nil {
-		settings := make(map[string]interface{})
-		if cfg.SuppressLenAssertion {
-			settings["suppress-len-assertion"] = true
-		}
-
-		if cfg.SuppressNilAssertion {
-			settings["suppress-nil-assertion"] = true
-		}
-
-		if cfg.SuppressErrAssertion {
-			settings["suppress-err-assertion"] = true
-		}
-
-		if len(settings) > 0 {
-			cfgMap[a.Name] = settings
+		cfgMap[a.Name] = map[string]interface{}{
+			"suppress-len-assertion": cfg.SuppressLenAssertion,
+			"suppress-nil-assertion": cfg.SuppressNilAssertion,
+			"suppress-err-assertion": cfg.SuppressErrAssertion,
 		}
 	}
 
diff --git a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
index d69db7950e26..ab8f1835bd41 100644
--- a/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
+++ b/pkg/lint/lintersdb/manager.go
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ func (m Manager) GetAllSupportedLinterConfigs() []*linter.Config {
 		forbidigoCfg        *config.ForbidigoSettings
 		funlenCfg           *config.FunlenSettings
 		gciCfg              *config.GciSettings
-		ginkgolinterCfg     *config.GinkgolinterSettings
+		ginkgolinterCfg     *config.GinkgoLinterSettings
 		gocognitCfg         *config.GocognitSettings
 		goconstCfg          *config.GoConstSettings
 		gocriticCfg         *config.GoCriticSettings