diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index fc4d5b3a4..a460c0cd4 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -401,7 +401,7 @@ List of all available rules. The rules ported from `golint` are left unchanged a
 | [`error-strings`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#error-strings)       |  n/a   | Conventions around error strings.                                |   yes    |  no   |
 | [`error-naming`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#error-naming)        |  n/a   | Naming of error variables.                                       |   yes    |  no   |
 | [`exported`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#exported)            |  n/a   | Naming and commenting conventions on exported symbols.           |   yes    |  no   |
-| [`if-return`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#if-return)           |  n/a   | Redundant if when returning an error.                            |   yes    |  no   |
+| [`if-return`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#if-return)           |  n/a   | Redundant if when returning an error.                            |   no    |  no   |
 | [`increment-decrement`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#increment-decrement) |  n/a   | Use `i++` and `i--` instead of `i += 1` and `i -= 1`.            |   yes    |  no   |
 | [`var-naming`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#var-naming)          |  whitelist & blacklist of initialisms   | Naming rules.                                                    |   yes    |  no   |
 | [`package-comments`](./RULES_DESCRIPTIONS.md#package-comments)    |  n/a   | Package commenting conventions.                                  |   yes    |  no   |
diff --git a/config/config.go b/config/config.go
index 6b010038e..1ca54d623 100644
--- a/config/config.go
+++ b/config/config.go
@@ -20,7 +20,6 @@ var defaultRules = []lint.Rule{
 	&rule.ExportedRule{},
 	&rule.VarNamingRule{},
 	&rule.IndentErrorFlowRule{},
-	&rule.IfReturnRule{},
 	&rule.RangeRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorfRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorNamingRule{},
@@ -80,6 +79,7 @@ var allRules = append([]lint.Rule{
 	&rule.UnexportedNamingRule{},
 	&rule.FunctionLength{},
 	&rule.NestedStructs{},
+	&rule.IfReturnRule{},
 }, defaultRules...)
 
 var allFormatters = []lint.Formatter{
diff --git a/test/golint_test.go b/test/golint_test.go
index e888eeaca..487218420 100644
--- a/test/golint_test.go
+++ b/test/golint_test.go
@@ -21,7 +21,6 @@ var rules = []lint.Rule{
 	&rule.ExportedRule{},
 	&rule.VarNamingRule{},
 	&rule.IndentErrorFlowRule{},
-	&rule.IfReturnRule{},
 	&rule.RangeRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorfRule{},
 	&rule.ErrorNamingRule{},
diff --git a/test/if-return_test.go b/test/if-return_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..161c9f1ac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/if-return_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+package test
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/mgechev/revive/rule"
+)
+
+// TestIfReturn rule.
+func TestIfReturn(t *testing.T) {
+	testRule(t, "if-return", &rule.IfReturnRule{})
+}
diff --git a/testdata/golint/if-return.go b/testdata/if-return.go
similarity index 100%
rename from testdata/golint/if-return.go
rename to testdata/if-return.go